Description

LITTLE LAWFORD
SP47NE
3/29 Holbrook Grange
06/10/60

- II

Country house. Main range dated 1804; left range dated 1847. Built for John
Caldecott. Sandstone ashlar with sill courses and moulded cornices. Right return
side and rear of colourwashed brick; service wing to rear of brick. Slate hipped
roofs behind parapets; brick ridge and internal stacks. T-plan with wing to
rear. Neoclassical style. 3-storey, 3-window main range; 2-storey, 2-window left
range. Symmetrical main range has fielded 6-panelled door and overlight with
fanlight. Porch has 2 Greek Doric columns in antis. Ground floor has tripartite
sashes with moulded frames and panelled blind boxes set in segmental arches with
fan decoration. First floor and left range have sashes. Second floor has 6-pane
sashes. Parapet has fluted urns to angles. Left range has C19 blind boxes to
ground floor. Irregular rear has 2-storey canted bay. Datestones to rear wing
and addition. Interior: entrance hall has stone-flagged floor and moulded dentil
cornice. Late C19 dummy fireplace. Moulded basket arch to staircase. Curved
dog-leg staircase with turned mahogany balusters and moulded handrail. Room to
left has husk garland frieze and leaf cornice. Reeded white marble fireplace has
central plaque. Room in left range has similar frieze and cornice, and white
marble fireplace with consoles. Room to rear has reeded window architraves.
Moulded 6-panelled doors throughout.

Listing NGR: SP4763876687

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26646809

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