Description

MAUTBY THRIGBY ROAD
TG 41 SE
(east side)
2/49 Summerhouse 250 metres
south-east of Thrigby
Hall
II

Summerhouse. 1735 by Thomas Ivory. Brick and stucco. Pantiled roof. 3-bay facade
of finely gauged Flemish bond brickwork. 3 rounded openings, the central opening
is doorway reached by 3 stone steps. Side bays once contained sash windows of which
traces survive. Under sills an open balustrade of 5 turned balusters. Stucco
architrave below double pediment with carved turrets. Gabled roof. One rounded
sash window opening to north and south returns. Returns and rear in English bond
brickwork. Rear has external stepped stack. Interior: Walls are plastered and
raised into rectangular eared panels decorated with rosettes and egg and dart
mouldings. Arched blind windows flank north and south sashes and are separated
by pilasters: egg and dart motifs continue. Against rear wall is a fireplace now
blocked with C20 brick. King post roof of late 1970's. Thrigby Hall is not listed.

Listing NGR: TG4633812349

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26653965

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Recommended Books

• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• 
  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)