Listed Building: BLEASBY EAST HALL AND WEST HALL (3.8.7)

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Grade II
Authority
EH LBS Legacy ID 241959
Date assigned 11 August 1961
Date last amended

Description

House, now 2 houses. Early C18 with probable earlier core. Part re-fenestrated late C18, refronted early C19 with extension dated 1836. Divided C20. Red brick, stuccoed and painted, some ashlar. Graded slate roof with tripartite brick and render stack to the right gable and single similar quadripartite ridge stack. Ashlar coped gables. Modillion eaves cornice. The single outer and central bays have embattled parapets supported on brackets. 2 storeys plus attic, 7 bays. The central single bay and the outer narrow single bays project and form mock turrets. Central recessed porch with outer Tudor arched entrance and inner door with 2 panels surmounted by 2 pointed arched lights, over is a traceried fanlight. Either side are 2 glazing bar sashes and in the outer turrets single blind lancets. Above, single central glazing bar cross casement with 2 glazing bar sashes either side and in-the turrets single blind lancets. All windows have Tudor style hood moulds with label stops. In the attic is a single central wooden casement with 3 quatrefoil lights with glazing bars. In the turrets are single decorative cross arrow loops. To the left, set back is a lower 2 storey plus attic 2 bay wing, linked to the house by a lower single bay wing with embattled parapet and single Gothic glazing bar casement with Tudor style hoodmould on each floor. 2 bay wing dated 1836 in left gable is of cement render with a slate roof. Single ridge quadripartite stack. Ashlar coped gables and decorative kneelers. Set on a plinth. 2 glazing bar sashes with 2 similar sashes above, all with Tudor style hood moulds. The attic has 2 gabled full dormers each with single lancet with iron grille. The right side of the house probably originally an entrance front has single similar outer turrets. Ground floor has a single cross casement with Gothic glazing bars consisting of 2 pointed arched lights under an ogee arch and with 2 trefoils over. To the right is single tripartite Gothic glazing bar casement. Above left is a single similar cross casement with evidence of a single similar dropped stair light to the right and further right a single glazing bar sash with Gothic glazing bars. On the top floor is a single small Gothic glazing bar casement and a single small Gothic glazing bar sash to the right. Projecting from this front is a C19 single storey cement rendered and slate wing with ashlar coped gable and 2 openings each of 2 pointed arched lights with hood mould and label stops over. There are further single storey C20 extensions. The rear also has single similar corner turrets with C19 extensions to the right of that on the right. Interior has marble fireplaces, C18 door cases probably removed from another house, 2 niches with C18 glazed doors. First floor room with egg and dart cornice. Kitchen has possible C17 door frame. (NCC/js)

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Grid reference Centred SK 71708 49432 (26m by 32m)
Map sheet SK74NW
District Newark
Civil Parish Bleasby, Newark

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Record last edited

Apr 29 2015 11:39AM

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