Description

TL 96 NE LANGHAM

4/17 Langham Hall
15/11/54
II*

Manor house. Early C18, probably with older core. Red brick, plaintiles. 2
storeys and attics; L-shaped form. Moulded band, brick cornice and parapet.
The main front has 2 5-sided canted bays with 3 small-paned sash windows in
flush frames to each floor; flat arches. 2 dormers. Entrance portico with ¾-
round Ionic columnns, entablature with triangular pediment; door with 6 raised
fielded panels, semi-circular fanlight, and flanking side lights. This
portico has been pushed forward, forming a flat-roofed entrance lobby topped
by a balustrade of ornate Edwardian ironwork. A central sash window above the
entrance. Garden front (on south) with 5 window range, small-paned sashes in
flush frames with flat arches and external slatted shutters; on the ground
floor, 3 pairs of French windows and 2 sashes, all small-paned. At the
extreme left, a slightly lower added section in matching style. Very fine
interior with early and mid Georgian fittings: 3 rooms on the ground floor and
one above have elaborate plaster ceilings with ornate modillion cornices, one
also with Chinese motifs and figures; internal shutters with raised fielded
panels; marble fireplaces with raised steel grates; doors with eared
architraves. Through a double archway at the rear a dog-leg stair with
panelled dado, bracketed open string, And narrow turned balusters. A later
service range is fitted into the angle of the L-shaped main house.

Listing NGR: TL9786269030

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536154

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)