Description

SU 19 NW MARSTON MEYSEY -

3/244 Marston Hill House

II

Large house, now flats. 1885. Rock faced coursed limestone with
Bath stone dressings. Tiled roof. 2 storeys and attic. 4 bays.
Left bay gabled and broken forward. Second bay with steeply gabled
porch with finals and round headed door with carved head surmounted
by crest. 2 steps between wing walls. First floor corbelled stack
to bay 3 and bay 4 has canted ground floor bay window. All windows
stone-mullioned and transomed. 3 gabled dormers. Ashlar cornice
and mid wall bands, and ashlar stacks also with cornices. Rear
elevation similar but with elaborately carved doorhead in bay 3,
and bay 4 projecting. West corner carried up as tall 3-storey
tower with pedimented windows on 3rd floor, cornice and shaped
gables containing keyed oculi. Main house is continued to north-
west with 2-storey rock faced service building and dwelling with
tiled roof.

Listing NGR: SU1321399326

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26572830

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)