Description

SK 23 SE PARISH OF ASH SUTTON LANE
4/1 (North lside)
Ashe Hall
2.9.52 II

House, now school. 1869 with later additions and alterations.
Red brick with stone dressings, quoins, plinth, continuous
first and second floor stringcourses at lintel levels and
continuous second floor sill stringcourse. Graduated slate
roofs with stone coped gables, each with pointed ridge finials
and side bays with eaves ball finials, also large brick ridge
stacks with multiple Jacobean style pots. Basically square in
plan with later additions of no interest. Two storeys plus
attics and five bays. Jacobean style. South elevation has
advanced gabled bays to either side of central section with
central shaped gable, below which is a two storey, semi-circular
stone bay window. This has plain sashes in ovolo moulded
surrounds and to either side, similar single plain sashes.
Beyond to either side the advanced bays each have a canted bay
window with similar plain sashes. Above similar windows in same
arrangement. Each bay is topped by a pierced balustrade, that
to centre with raised central section. Above, each gable has a
tripartite plain sash in ovolo moulded surround. To either side
of the central one are blue brick lozenge patterns with central
stone shields and above the side ones are pierced stonework
roundels. West elevation has hopper heads dated 1869. North
elevation has the main entrance with tetrastyle Tuscan portico,
each column and pilaster with extravagant rusticated bands near
the base. Above is a pierced stone balustrade with spiked ball
finials to piers. Moulded semi-circular headed doorcase below
with raised keystone, flanked by tall sashes. Interior has good
C19 plasterwork cornices, several marble fireplaces and a
substantial C18 style dogleg staircase with knobbed and
barleysugar twisted balusters.

Listing NGR: SK2610832520

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619192

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