Description

LUZBOROUGH LANE
1.
5240 Luzborough House
SU 3620/3720 8/264

II* GV

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House. Mid C16 with late C17 encasing and extensions and outshot, and mid C18 wing
altered C19. Timber-frame core, encased in early Flemish bond and some English bond
brickwork, old plain tile roof. L-shaped plan of older part, consisting of 3 bays and
passage bay, late C17 half-bays added each end and outshot to rear, with symmetrical
refronting, and wing added in front of R bay and half-bay 2 bays long with C19 bay
added to end. Old part 1½ storey, wing 2 storeys. Front has central doorway of carved
brick, with segmental pediment, plain pilasters framing an opening with segmental rubbed
arch and heavy 4-panel door, probably C19. Each side 2 exposed-framed 12-pane sashes
under segmental rubbed arches, and over hipped dormer with 2-light casement. Stacks at
L end and at L of R bay. L end has plinth, 2 segmental head 2-light casements and door
in end of outshot. Above windows late C17 oval windows with rubbed voussoirs inset in
rectangular recesses. Gable tilenhung with fishscale bands. To R, C18 wing has plain
brick ground floor, over C19 jettied tilehung 1st floor with 2 large 2-light casements.
Stack between bays. One end C19 lower hipped roof bay. Interior has behind door
screens passage with surviving carved beams but inserted staircase to rear part. Rooms
each side have similarly carved beams with chamfer-stops of 5 different patterns.L room
has good late C17 full-height panelling. Panel below projecting dado rail and large
panel above, both raised and fielded. Bolection-moulded fireplace. Other ground floor
rooms have C18 doors and cupboards and exposed timber-framing. Rooms in outshot have
original exterior wall of timber-frame with brick and wattle and daub infill. On 1st
floor both rooms either side of passage have late C17 panelling to dado level and C19
grates.

Listing NGR: SU3770320730

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17539433

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