Description

VINEYARDS
656-1/31/1761
No.10 and attached railings

(Formerly Listed as:
THE VINEYARDS Nos.8-10 (Consec))
11/08/72

GV II

House. c1765-1775. Developed by Thomas Omer.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front, painted to ground floor, rubble to basement, ashlar to right side, double pile mansard roof hipped to right, double Romans to upper slopes, Welsh Slate to lower, ashlar stack to left with some early clay pots shared with No.9 Vineyards (qv), ashlar stack to rear shared with No.10A Vineyards (qv). House has elevations to Vineyards to front, to Chapel Court to right, enclosed to left side and rear by other buildings.
EXTERIOR: Three storeys, attic and basement, two-window front. First floor has two plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with splayed jambs with lowered stone sills with wrought iron balconettes. Second floor has two plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with splayed jambs with stone sills. Ground floor has two similar windows to left, to right giving into single storey lean-to forming hall six-panel ovolo moulded door in stone porch with reeded jambs and moulded hood. Basement has C20 window. Band course over ground floor, moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet continued to right side, right side has plate glass horned sashes and blind windows, lead hopperhead and part-lead downpipe.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached wrought iron railings with shaped heads with bottom rail set on buns.
HISTORY: Built on land formerly the property of Hayne family from 1638 when Thomas Hayne bought it from William Snygge; passed by inheritance to Charles Hayne 1750 who cleared it of a mortgage and other encumbrances; in 1756 plans to sell Vineyards to Thomas Omer for building reached advanced stage but not finally realised until indenture of 26 February 1765, Charles Hayne to Thomas Omer, Gent, and Thomas Jelly, Carpenter his trustee, sold Vineyards for building at yearly rent of £50. Belmont constructed on west edge of same ground. Vineyards used as a Vineyard until c1730 when springs began to fail. Row to north of Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel originally called Harlequin Row because of unusual use of brick and stone in construction.
Listing NGR: ST7503165355

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q66480490

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