Description

SD 52 SE WHITTLE-LE-WOODS DAWSON LANE

3/155 Lisieux Hall Hospital
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GV II

Large house, C17 and early C19. Dressed sandstone, with 3-span hipped
slate roof, one chimney on the front ridge, another to rear. Square
plan of 3 parallel ranges, all originally C17 and mostly encased with new
walls in early C19. Two storeys, with attics to rear ranges; symmetrical
facade of 7 bays with 1st floor band, modillioned cornice, plain parapet;
to the centre a Tuscan tetrastyle porch with pulvinated frieze, modillioned
cornice and blocking course; beneath this a stone doorcase with engaged
Ionic columns. All windows are tall, with altered glazing. Second and
3rd bays of left return wall are gabled and retain C17 features: chamfered
plinth, hollow chamfered dripcourses on 2 levels, and double-chamfered
stone mullioned windows on 3 floors: in 2nd bay the hoodmould of a cellar
window, a ground floor window formerly mullioned and transomed with
12 lights (only the king mullion remaining), at 1st floor a 6-light window
with a king mullion and in the attic a 4-light window with a hoodmould; in
3rd bay a square ground floor window formerly mullioned and transomed,
one window of 4 lights at 1st floor and in the attic another of 3 lights
with a hoodmould. Right return wall has a central 2-storey canted bay
rising to the parapet where there is a gable with kneelers and finials;
flanking bays have wide canted bays at ground floor. Interior: altered,
but some C17 beams remain, and there are 2 rooms with panelling of
c. 1700 (one at ground floor of front range, other at 1st floor of rear
range).

Listing NGR: SD5726621509

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26330679

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House