Description

ASHOVER
SK36SW Goss Hall
1264-0/7/3
31/01/67
II
House. Early C17 with C17 and C18 alterations, and farther
alterations and additions C20. Coursed squared gritstone with
ashlar dressings, quoins, coped gables, and ball finials.
Ashlar ridge stacks, stone slates, and concrete tiles.
Lobby-entrance plan with two parallel ranges, each with a
central stack. East elevation of 2 storeys and attics, 3 bays,
the northernmost bay standing at a lower level and of 2
storeys only. Taller part with quoined surround to centrally
placed doorway, flanked by 2-light chamfered mullioned windows
to the south side, and by an advanced C20 two-storey canted
bay window with tile hanging. Lower single bay with blocked
quoined doorway beneath a massive lintel, now with small-paned
cast-iron casement window. To the north of the doorway, a
2-light chamfered mullioned window with C20 glazing bar
casements and, at first floor level, a shallow 3-light
chamfered mullioned window. South elevation built into rising
ground, with twin gabled elevation, each gable with stacked
2-light chamfered mullioned windows, having C20 casements with
single horizontal glazing bars. Quoined doorway beneath a
massive lintel at the junction of the two ranges at first
floor level, approached by a flight of stone steps. Western
range with 4-light chamfered mullioned window to first floor
of north gable, and 3-light window to the attic.
INTERIOR much altered, but with restored C18 jowelled hearth
surround to north gable of lower 2-storey bay, bressumer beam
with empty heck post mortice to north side of central doorway
of the eastern range, and with a similar arrangement to the
south of the central stack in the western range. Beamed
ceilings throughout. C18 hearth with modestly moulded surround
to north-west corner of western range.
An outbuilding bears a relocated plaque: 'IB 1627'.

Listing NGR: SK3376662771

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513117

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