Description

OVERSTONE OVERSTONE PARK
SP86NW
13/188 Overstone College
27/04/83 (Formerly listed as The Main
House)

GV II

Country House. Mid C19, by W.M. Tuelon for the first Lord Overstone. Limestone
ashlar with slate roof. Complex plan. Garden front: main house of 3 storeys;
5-window range of sashes. To left is a large canted bay with rusticated
pilasters and open balustrade over; above are twin sashes with pediment over and
armorial embellishment. Large square bay in the centre has open parapet over;
gable above with pilasters, semi-ciruclar head and finial. Hipped roofs with
ashlar stacks at ridge and ends. Large square tower breaking forward to right is
of 4 stages with open belvedre in fourth stage of double arcade with twin
columns and rusticated pilasters at the corners. Open balustrade with large
corner pilasters surmounted by groups of ball finials. 2-storey, 5-window range
to right of tower has canted bay to left and corner bay to right, both in
similar style to the main house. Short square tower to far right of 3 stages
with triple arcade in third stage, rusticated pilasters at corners and shallow
copper pyramid roof. Low wall with urns attached to centre of garden. Entrance
front is similar style with central single-storey porch with large rusticated
pilasters. Semi circular gable above has scroll embellishment. Large canted bay
to left and square bay to right similar to garden front. Other facades similar.
Interior: Large entrance hall with central staircase parting into 2 flights at
quarter landing. Turned balustrade with swept handrail. Moulded marble surrounds
to openings. Chapel to right has fine moulded plaster ceiling. Library to centre
of garden front has fireplaces and bookcases with moulded wood surround with 2
large mirrored overmantels; moulded plaster ceilings with Jacobean motifs.
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.369).

Listing NGR: SP8079765651

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Overstone Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26276781

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Recommended Books

• 
  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)