Description

SU 6652 OLD BASING BASING HOUSE
6653
22/64
Basing House

II

Mid C19, C20. Two-storeyed dwelling with later alterations and additions. The centre
has 2 upper windows and a large porch, flanked by gabled units of one window. Tile
roofing; decorative bargeboards seem to have been replaced but the lower parts of
finials survive; the centre section has a parapet of pierced decoration. The lower
walling has old bricks in English bond and above is later brickwork in Monk and English
bond, the east wing now projects forward on thin columns and is completely tile-hung
with scalloped bands. Openings are Gothic pointed arches, of different sizes, with
casements, the east gable containing a large bay. The recent west side addition has a
straight tile-hung gable above a wall of 3 facets, and casements. The porch at a high
level approached by a flight of steps, has a very steep tiled roof, with elaborate
bargeboard decoration, an open oak frame with straight and curved strutting, the lower
part being filled with flint panels; within is a plain arched doorway. The rear of the
building has gabled extensions of the late C19. -

Listing NGR: SU6613352592

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26623789

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living