Description

STOKE ALBANY DESBOROUGH ROAD
SP8087 (East side)
9/51 Stoke Albany House
GV II

Shown as Stoke House on Ordnance Survey map.
Country house. 1835 for Humphrey family, minor modifications by Henry Littler
1858. Brick with slate roof. Double-depth plan, Regency style. 2 and 3 storeys.
Main front of 2 storeys. 5-window range. Pair of part-glazed doors at centre
under segmental brick arch with fanlight. Modified and porch added mid C20. Sash
windows with glazing bars under gauged brick heads. Hipped roof with brick
stacks at ridge. 2-window ranges recessed to left and right have similar sash
windows with glazing bars under gauged brick heads. Range to right is 3-storey.
Garden front to left is similar of 2 storeys, 4-window range. Elevation to left
of garden front is similar of 3-window range with square bay and open loggia to
ground floor of 1858. Interior: main staircase of 1835 with iron balustrade and
quarter landings rising around large open well, colonnade to upper landing and
moulded cornices. Reset marble fireplace in drawing room and reset fielded
panelling to first floor room to right of main front. Secondary staircase also
of 1835 with stick balustrade.

Listing NGR: SP8064587145

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Stoke Albany House official website
• Wikidata Q26484839

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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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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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)