Description

OSBASTON
MAIN STREET
SK40 SW

5/81 Osbaston Hall

7.11.66

GV II*

Country house. Circa 1720 though with some later alterations, and including a
late C16 or early C17 core. Brick with stone dressings and plain tiled roof
recessed behind a parapet. Two storeyed with attics throughout. Entrance
front of seven bays, 2-3-2. The central three bays are recessed, with central
door in projecting Tuscan porch. Windows are 12 pane sashes with segmental
brick arched heads with stone keys. Stone plinth, string course and cornice
and modillion cornice. Lead rainwater heads are dated 1750. Blind windows on
inner face of projecting outer bays. Garden front of ten bays, 3-4-3,
articulated by giant pilasters. The 18 pane sash windows have flat arched
gauged brick heads. Modillion eaves cornice, string course and plinth, at
slightly different level to those of entrance front, suggesting a different
building date. Lake front which is in three distinct blocks, links with a
range of C19 outbuildings with Gothick detailing. Inside the decorative
detail spans the 18th and 19th centuries with raised and fielded wall
panelling, marble and slate fireplaces, plaster cornices, marquetry doors and
door cases. The principal staircase is of c1720, the swept rail is carried
over fluted newels. Of an earlier house, part of one wall is visible, timber
framed, with close studding and rails forming small panels. The dog-leg back
stair is of c1640. Its moulded rail and string cross and cut through each
other. Turned balusters. Small upper panelled room of similar date, with
small square panels and cornice with geometric and interlacing emblems.

Listing NGR: SK4237504512

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Osbaston Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7105725

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)