British Listed Buildings

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Listing Text

BRAUNSTON
SP56NE
5/64 Bragborough Hall
18/01/68

GV II

Country House. c.1841 for R.H. Lamb, incorporating earlier work. Rendered walls,
hipped slate roof, rendered stacks. 1840's additions are L-plan, around two
sides of an earlier house. Entrance front, 2 storeys; 5 bays, the outer bays
projecting slightly. Central porch of two square pillars and two unfluted Greek
Doric columns. Inner doorway has C19 half-glazed double doors with overlight.
Sash windows with rendered frames on either side. Sash windows with side lights
in moulded stucco frames to outer bays on both floors. 3 sash windows in arched
surrounds above the porch. Moulded stucco parapet. Part of earlier house to left
at rear, probably C18, has rendered walls and slate roof. 2 storeys; 4 bays.
Sash windows with rendered surrounds. Doorway in second bay from right has
rendered frame, half glazed door and old timber hood on brackets. Side of C19
extension adjoining to right. 2 storeys; 2 bays. Sash windows in rendered
surrounds and French window in right bay. Interior not inspected but noted by N.
Pevsner as having entrance hall with two Tuscan columns leading to an ante-room
with an open circle in the centre and with access on right to the staircase,
with simple iron balustrade. Fine late C18 fireplace from a house in Twickenham.
The plans dated 1841 are in the Northampton Record office. They are signed by
the builder William Thomson. The architect is unknown.
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.120-121).


Listing NGR: SP5601866434

Source: English Heritage

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