Description

STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET BURTON END
1.
5222
Stansted Hall
TL 52 SW 25/885 9.1.76

II

2.
Large red brick mansion with stone dressings, built in the Jacobean style
by Robert Armstrong in 1871. The house stands back some 300 m to the north
of the road and is approached by a drive. Partly 3 storeys and partly 2
storeys and attics. The south front is symmetrical with 1:2:1:2:1 window
range, the outer and centre parts, of one window range, project slightly
with Dutch gables. The main block has 2 dormers with smaller Dutch gables
and a balustraded parapet above a cornice. The windows are stone mullioned
and transomed casements with stone dressings. At the east and west ends
there are 2 storeyed canted bays with open work parapets. To the east of
the main block there is a single storeyed wing with semi-circular headed
windows and end gables with central semi-circular headed windows flanked
by circular openings and surmounted by semi-circular pediments. This block
is linked to the main block by an arcade of semi-circular arches, with pilasters,
cornice and a pierced ornamental parapet. There is also a small tower with
a pyramid roof. The north and west fronts are of similar design to the
south and on the north front there is a semi-circular arched central doorway
with an oriel bay window above. Roofs slate, with many tall chimney stacks
with multiple octagonal shafts.

Listing NGR: TL5235624363

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Stansted Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7600193

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets