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Glen House

A Grade II Listed Building in Epworth, North Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5254 / 53°31'31"N

Longitude: -0.8207 / 0°49'14"W

OS Eastings: 478273

OS Northings: 403844

OS Grid: SE782038

Mapcode National: GBR QWQN.3Y

Mapcode Global: WHFFC.CND5

Plus Code: 9C5XG5GH+5P

Entry Name: Glen House

Listing Date: 10 September 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1068726

English Heritage Legacy ID: 165128

ID on this website: 101068726

Location: Epworth, North Lincolnshire, DN9

County: North Lincolnshire

Civil Parish: Epworth

Built-Up Area: Epworth

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Epworth St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description


SE 7803-7903
20/67

EPWORTH
HIGH STREET
(north side)

No 24 (Glen House)

GV
II

House. 1779 with minor alterations of 1930s. Brown brick in Flemish bond,
rendered below ground-floor sill level. Pantile roof. L-shaped on plan:
2-room, central entrance-hall front with single-room wing to rear left.
2 storeys, 3 bays; symmetrical. Central bay breaks forward. Entrance has
stone step to pedimented doorcase with slim ribbed pilasters carrying
dosserets with moulded cornice and moulded pediment; deep overlight with
geometric glazing over recessed 6-panel door (4 fielded panels over flush
panels). Three-quarters height flat-roofed canted bay windows to either
side have C20 plate-glass sashes to each floor in original wood surrounds
with sills, architraves and moulded cornices. Narrow central first-floor
sash with C20 plate-glass sash in original opening with flush wooden
architrave and sill beneath stucco flat arch. Plain wooden eaves board,
bracketed corniced wooden gutter. Stone-coped gables with shaped kneelers.
Corniced end stacks. Rainwater head to left gable bears inscription:

V
J S
1779

Interior. Hall has fine open-well cantilevered staircase with ramped and
wreathed corniced handrail, slender drop-on-vase balusters with square
knops, clustered foot newel and profiled cheek-pieces; moulded cornice and
frieze to upper hall ceiling with plasterwork fan motif; moulded cornice and
ribbed frieze to lower hall ceiling. Ground-floor front rooms have moulded
cornices, ribbed friezes and boxed-in spine beams to ceilings, basket-arched
alcoves flanking chimneys. Moulded skirting, fielded-panel window reveals
and 6-fielded-panel doors (some with H and L hinges) in ovolo-moulded
architraves.

Listing NGR: SE7827303844

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