Survey Data
Reg No
20907663
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
Country house
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
191446, 69278
Date Recorded
11/09/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay two-storey country house, built c. 1860, having buttressed gabled breakfront, canted flat-roofed cut limestone bay window and gabled half-dormer windows to front (south) elevation, gabled breakfront, gabled dormer windows and cut limestone bay window to west elevation, gabled breakfront, gable and gabled dormer window to east elevation, gables to rear (north) elevation and lower two-bay two-storey return to east side of north elevation with lean-to extension to west elevation of return, flat-roofed single-bay single-storey extension to east side of rear elevation with water tank to roof, and flat-roofed single-bay single-storey porch extension to rear elevation. Pitched slate roofs with fish scale pattern slates, with paired square-profile red brick chimneystacks with string courses, decorative timber bargeboards and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with cut limestone plinth course, chamfered cut limestone pilaster buttresses to breakfront to front elevation, rubble stone walls to water tank extension. Square-headed window openings throughout, single, paired and in threes, with chamfered cut limestone surrounds and sills to front, east and west elevations, and with timber sliding sash windows having one-over-one pane, paired four-over-four pane to first floor rear elevation and two-over-two panes to rear porch, and with steel casement window to water tank extension. Pointed arch carved limestone door surround with impost course, recessed archivolts, trefoil arched spandrel and square-headed door opening with timber panelled door. Square-headed door opening to interior porch having half-glazed timber panelled door with plain overlight. Square-headed openings to rear elevation with timber battened doors.
Appraisal
Number of porches, gables, and bay windows typical of Victorian architecture, as are steeply pitched roofs and decorative bargeboards. Retention of timber sash windows adding depth and texture to facades. Narrow windows and highly decorative front entrance with recessed archivolts and corner buttresses in cut limestone gives ecclesiastical tone. Demonstrative of highly skilled stonemasonry. Contextualised by, and forms interesting group with outbuildings, gate lodge, and gates. Built for the Litton Family.