Description

STOKE HOLY CROSS DUNSTON
TG 20 SW
4/70 Dunston Hall
5/9/75
II
Country house. Begun 1859 by J.C. Buckler and work taken over by Edward
Boardman 1878. Brick with tiled roofs. Massive high Victorian Elizabethan
style. North and south fronts of E plan and both similar. 3 storeys and
attics. Main elevations in 5 bays, the end and centre bays project and are
gabled. Central bay is narrower but projects further. Each projecting bay has
octagonal corner turrets with tall ogeed finials of terracotta, as do the gable
heads. The 2 recessed bays have narrow dormer gables treated in a similar
manner. Fenestration of 2, 3, 4 and 6-light stone cross casements with leaded
panes and hood moulds. Moulded string course at first floor. Gabled roofs
and numerous chimney stacks with circular ornate terracotta flues. North front
has in addition a central stone 4-centred doorway with moulded jambs and carved
spandrels. Stables and stable yard connected to house by brick walls and lie
to the north-east. Similar style and materials.

Listing NGR: TG2257902059

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Dunston Hall Hotel at Wikipedia
• Dunston Hall Hotel official website
• Wikidata Q5315744

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)