Description

SK 13 SW MARCHINGTON C.P. HOUNDHILL

7/159 Houndhill Manor (Formerly
10/1/53 listed as Houndhill)

- II

Farmhouse. Mid to late C17 with late C17 addition and late C19
addition and alterations. Red brick with ashlar dressings; plain
tile roof with coped verges on shaped kneelers; brick stack and
integral end stack. Early house to right of 3 storeys and attic with
floor band and ogee moulded eaves cornice both continued on late C17
addition to left which is of 2 storeys and attic under same roof line,
late C19 central projecting 3-storey porch with floor bands, moulded
eaves cornice and hipped, lead covered roof surmounted by a cupola;
3:1:3 bays. Early house: Random band brick windows have ovolo-
moulded mullions and surrounds, those to left and centre have 2 lights,
those to right one light, central 2-light gabled dormer; door with
cambered head to left of centre. Late C17 addition: Flemish bond
with vitrified headers; 2-light chamfer mullioned windows with rebated
and chamfered surrounds to first floor, large ground-floor bay window
to left with heavy moulded cornice, tall probably C19 cross-window to
ground floor right, central 2-light gabled dormer, left hand gable
capped by ball finial. C19 porch: Central 4-centred doorway with
panelled spandrels and overlight with three 4-centred lights and
hood mould, 2-light chamfer mullioned window to first floor with
hood mould, blind panel to second floor with hood mould.

Listing NGR: SK1421330397

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26290056

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Herefordshire (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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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)