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Grendon Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Edgcott, Buckinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8922 / 51°53'32"N

Longitude: -1.0099 / 1°0'35"W

OS Eastings: 468229

OS Northings: 221982

OS Grid: SP682219

Mapcode National: GBR 9Z1.9H0

Mapcode Global: VHDTN.FPYS

Plus Code: 9C3WVXRR+V2

Entry Name: Grendon Hall

Listing Date: 26 February 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1158513

English Heritage Legacy ID: 42459

ID on this website: 101158513

Location: Edgcott, Buckinghamshire, HP18

County: Buckinghamshire

Civil Parish: Grendon Underwood

Built-Up Area: Edgcott

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Grendon Underwood

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SP 62 SE GRENDON UNDERWOOD EDGCOTT ROAD

1/78 Grendon Hall

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- II


Former house, now offices for Springhill Prison. Dated 1882 on
beam in chapel. By Rev. Randolphe Pigott for his brother Sir Digby
Pigott. Red brick with painted stone quoins, bonded window surrounds
and copings, and moulded brick eaves. Tiled roofs, brick chimneys.
Jacobethan E-plan building with shallow projecting outer bays and porch.
Outer bays have shaped gables and 2-storey canted bay windows with
painted stone mullions and transoms, embattled ornament to parapets,
and diaper panels between storeys. 3-light attic windows with
hoodmoulds and shields above. Intermediate bays each have 2 cross
windows to each storey and 2-light attic dormers with stone crosses
in ogee gables, Central porch has 3-light transomed window with
hoodmould to first floor, 2-light attic window, and door in 4-centred
stone arch with hoodmould. Stone shields above door and in shaped
gable of porch. Chapel to rear of left wing has battlemented
porch with 2-centred arch. Interior: ribbed plaster ceilings;
fireplaces with 4-centred stone arches, that to dining room with wooden
Gothic surround; ground floor doors in Renaissance style with carved
ornament; first floor doors in moulded architraves with panelled and
fluted friezes and dentil cornices; fine C17 staircase, re-sited,
with turned balusters, moulded handrail and urn finials. Altered
chapel has open truss roof, inserted floor, and coffin hatch with re-used
C16 wooden surround.


Listing NGR: SP6822921982

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