Description

HEPSCOTT SIDE LANE
NZ 28 SW
(North side)
5/2 Hepscott Hall
20.10.69
GV II

House. Later C17, probably incorporating earlier structure. Small C18
extension and some alterations; roof restored to possibly original form after
fire c.1965. Front squared tooled stone, other elevations roughly-squared
stone with cut quoins; old brick stacks. C20 flat asphalt roofs, except for
Welsh slates on C18 extension and C20 tiles on pantry. C17 house T-plan,
3-storey main block with 4-storey tower at rear.

South elevation 3 storeys, 5 bays, slightly irregular. Right-of-centre C19
half-glazed door in C17 chamfered surround with segmental-pointed head; wall
above obscured by ivy. Flanking bays have inserted 12-pane sash windows, end
bays have chamfered single-light windows with small-paned casements to upper
floors, with traces of blocked windows below. Flat-coped C20 parapet. To far
left, lean-to pantry with blocked door and small window.

Left return shows blocked C17 1st-floor light, and C18 extension to rear with
16-pane sash window.

Rear elevation shows projecting left-of-centre tower: C20 door and 2 small old
chamfered lights to ground floor; 12-pane sash window, 3-light mullioned window
with old fixed casements and single-light chamfered window above. Plain parapet.

Rear wall of main block, to either side of tower, has blocked single-light
windows, and plain stacks rising from the parapet alongside the tower.

Rear elevation of tower, onto main block roof, has chamfered flat-pointed
doorway and small chamfered window.

Interior: Hall fireplace has chamfered surround with flattened triangular head.
Similar but smaller fireplaces said to be concealed on upper floors. Ground
floor of C18 extension has segmental brick vault. Dog-leg closed-string stair
in tower with vase-on-urn balusters, moulded handrail and panelled newels.
Some 2-panel doors. Panelled shutters to sash windows.

Listing NGR: NZ2241984176

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26501677

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)