Description

BOVEY TRACEY
SX 77 NE

4/8
- Colehayes Park Hotel
23.8.55 (formerly listed as Colehayes)

GV II

Mansion, now Field Studies Centre. Early C19 with later additions. Granite ashlar
under slate roofs. The main, left hand Neo-classical block of double-depth plan had
a slightly Italianate block added beyond a small court to the right, which was
itself filled in by the middle of the century. Symmetrical 2-storey front, clasping
pilaster strips, deep eaves and low pitched hipped 2 span roof with lead roll
ridges. Central group of 8 closely spaced square stuccoed chimney stacks linked by
a common cornice; groups of 3 stacks to match - aligned at foot of 2 right hand
hips. Central front door within Greek Doric porch of slight projection, distyle in
antis with entablature and blocking course; Monolithic unfluted granite columns;
solid flank walls close with half pilaster responds against facade. Next to the
right is the infill block, also of granite ashlar, lapping the right-hand pilaster
of the main block, with symmetrical 2 storey facade, 2 windows wide and projecting
by one window, plain frieze, cornice and blocking course concealing the roof. To
the right against and set back is the end of what was probably a service wing; of
granite ashlar, 3 storeys high with string band between first and second and 1
window wide, the ground floor window segmental with large voussoirs. Low-pitched
hipped roof with deep eaves and lead roll ridges culminating in a simple arcaded
bellcote with bell and lead pyramid roof. Returning to the main block and
proceeding round it to the left; there is another symmetrical 3-window front with
canted bays to the ground floor which are almost certainly original with 2 sashes of
6 panes each in front and 2 sashes of 4 panes in the flanks. The first floor
windows match the entrance front. The main front has 3 widely spaced windows, all
with 6 pane sashes and much old glass; the left-hand ground storey sashes are late
C19 replacements. All is raised up by flight of 3 steps flanked by block
pedestals. Outside these in return, 2 wrought iron boot scrapers with ornamentally
topped standards. The inner timber porch with a pair if 3 panel doors is probably
early C20. The windows of the infill are all 2 sashes each with 6 panes. The
service wing has sashes with horizontal panes; the bottom window has 9 panes in the
upper sash and 6 in the lower; the centre window has 6 and 6, while the attic
window has 3 and 3. There is a small, probably introduced 6 pane fixed sash window,
perhaps lighting a stair to the left. The rear is 4 windows wide and largely
unaltered, except for a large C20 projection at the left-hand side of ground storey.
Interior not inspected, but the 2 rear ground floor rooms of the main block were
seen through the windows and have good chimney pieces, probably original and
designed for this house; that in the left-hand room is of timber with pilasters,
frieze and cornice decorated with festoons and pendants, the frieze having a central
plaque carrying harp and horns; that to the right in grey marble with attached
columns.
A contemporary bridge in the grounds, and the lodge gates, are separately listed.

Listing NGR: SX7915277640

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619173

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback