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Down House

A Grade II Listed Building in Lymington, Hampshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7568 / 50°45'24"N

Longitude: -1.5509 / 1°33'3"W

OS Eastings: 431771

OS Northings: 95335

OS Grid: SZ317953

Mapcode National: GBR 66R.JP9

Mapcode Global: FRA 77M2.ZHK

Plus Code: 9C2WQC4X+PJ

Entry Name: Down House

Listing Date: 22 December 1953

Last Amended: 28 October 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1234911

English Heritage Legacy ID: 410977

ID on this website: 101234911

Location: Lymington, New Forest, Hampshire, SO41

County: Hampshire

District: New Forest

Civil Parish: Lymington and Pennington

Built-Up Area: Lymington

Traditional County: Hampshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire

Church of England Parish: Lymington St Thomas the Apostle

Church of England Diocese: Winchester

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Description



1.
5235 HIGHFIELD
(North Side)
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Nos 3 and 4 (Down House)
(Formerly listed as
Nos 2 and 3)
SZ 3195 7/103 22.12.53.

II GV

2.
Early Cl9. 2 houses built as a single composition. Stuccoed facade with wide,
bracket eaves cornice and slate roof. 3 storeys and basement, 8 windows in all,
sashes with glazing bars and french casements to ground floor. Building consists
of a centre portion of 4 windows iron balcony with tented hood on ground floor.
The window bays on either side of this are recessed, with their top storey probably
added above porches on ground floor. Beyond, on each side, is a wing of 1 wide
3 light window bay with bracketed pediment.

Nos 1 to 6 (consec) form an important group at the top of the hill and at this
entrance into Lymington. This group is associted with the listed buildings on
Stanford Hill and on Priestland Place.

Listing NGR: SZ3179895337

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