Description

SP 39 NE HIGHAM-ON-THE-HILL BARR LANE

9/16 Higham Hall

II

Country House. 1900-2 by Harry Quick for C.H. Morris. Red brick with
sand stone dressings and plain tile roofs. Brick triple and quadruple
ridge stacks to left and right of centre and at left end. South front:
2 storeys with continuous drip mould over ground floor, and bracketed
gutter at eaves level. Irregular fenestration: 4 windows to ground
floor and 7 to first floor, all mullioned and transomed casements with
ovolo-mouldings and square lead lattice upper lights. Gabled slight
projections to left and to right of centre with gabled semi-dormer to
right. 2-storey canted bay window on right hand projection and two
further bays to left, that at extreme left square, and one to right.
Small entrance to right of extreme left bay. Entrance bay: 2 storeys
with 3 in central square tower with crenellated cornice. 3 window
front: ovolo-moulded transomed and mullioned windows. Central pointed
arched entrance with double order of shafting, before half-glazed
double doors with panelled side-lights. Interior: Adam style drawing
room. Hall with oak panelling in Jacobean style. Gallery with stair
leading up in bay at south end.

Listing NGR: SP3841295361

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26472867

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Recommended Books

• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living