Description

SK 14 SW ELLASTONE C.P. CALWICH PARK

5/48 Calwich Abbey and
- garden steps

GV II

Small country house remains on site of the medieval Calwich Priory.
1849-50. Ashlar; slate roofs; ashlar stacks. Asymmetrical
plan; Tudor/Jacobean style. Garden front: Basically L-plan,
compact main house to left hand, lower service wing to right hand.
Main house: 2 storeys; roughly 4 bays, principal feature is
projecting gabled break with carved finials to kneelers, to left
a tall external chimney with paired stacks and a panel, to
right a gabled dormer hard against projecting gable; raised and
shaped quoins, moulded string over ground floor raised irregularly
over features, mitred and moulded eaves cornice raised over gable
windows, large chamfer mullioned windows, transomed to south return
gable; projecting gable had 3-light window to ground floor and 2-
light window above; between chimney and projecting gable, one range
of plain windows; paired chimney at junction with Service wing:
Principal features are 2 gabled projections, the left hand one with
apex chimney; roughly 2:1:2:1 bays; South elevation: 2 gables,
left hand one smaller, each with small panel. Octagonal link between
NW wing (demolished) and rear of house. Flight of stone steps in
undergrowth of garden to south. Entrance undiscovered. This house
was derelict and in a dangerous condition at time of survey (November
1984).

Listing NGR: SK1287443287

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26524397

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)