Description

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CHARLTON MUSGROVE CP
Charlton House

II

House. Early C19 possibly on earlier core. Believed to have been designed by a member of the Bastard family of Blandford. Doulting stone ashlar to main facade, remainder local coursed stone rubble with ashlar dressings; hipped Welsh slate roof with plain gable to East extension; rendered brick chimney stacks. Main block 2 storeys, 5 bays; extension 2 storeys with attic, 2-bays. Main block has plinth, timber eaves cornice with hidden gutter; 12-pane sash windows in plain raised surrounds; bay 3 has 2-storey projecting porch with semi-circular porchway arch and string course above, flanked by two shell head niches; above a plain 3-light mullioned and transomed window and a low, coped parapet raked to open pediment in centre; extension has groups of three 4-pane sash windows in plain ashlar surrounds with segmental arched heads with pitched roof dormer windows to roof.
Wing wall on West, other extension to East. Main block reconstructed c1810; porch and East extension added 1903 - inscription inside porch.

Listing NGR: ST7194929826

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26543725

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings