Description

BASSETSBURY LANE
1.
963
Bassetsbury Manor
SU 8792 5/59 9.1.54.
II* GV
2.
Late C17 or early C18. Red and chequered red and grey brickwork, old tiled.
roof. L-plan with main fronts north and west. North front has chamfered
plinth, 1st floor stringcourse, wooden modillioned cornice. 7 wood mullioned
and transomed 2 light flush casements under flat arches, 1st floor aprons.
Central 2 fold 12 fielded panel door in architrave frame, surround of slim
brick pilasters, ovolo cornice surmounted by lead cartouche. Rainwater
head dated 1734 with initials SW.
West front of similar design, 6 windows. South end, rebuilt circa 1930,
his wooden loggia with C17 Corinthian columns from a house in Nottingham
Market Place. Upper storey of south front redesigned with central round
headed window, in brick panel with rusticated flint surround, flanking
oblong panels containing carved wooden reliefs of animal masks above scroll-
work.
Chimney stack with 4 diagonally set shafts suggests C17 structure. Back
elevations partly C16 in character.

Chequers, Bassetsbury Mill, Manor, Stables and Barn form a group.

Listing NGR: SU8765492378

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17541483

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings