Description

ABINGDON ROAD
1.
1485
(East Side)
Grandpont House
SP 50 NW 24/605 12.1.54.
II*
2.
Built circa 1785 for Elias Taunton. 3 storeyed stuccoed brick with a moulded
cornice and parapet and bands at the lst and 2nd floors. The side stacks
are stuccoed. L-shaped plan with a North West wing projecting on the back.
The East elevation, facing the river, has 2 3-storeyed 3-sided bays with
tall sash windows. In between the bays is a doorway with a late C18 semi-circular
fanlight; above this in the 1st floor is a tall Venetian window and above
that a 3-light sash window.
The North-West wing has a 3-storeyed stuccoed front with a Welsh slate hipped
roof and sash windows. The North sides of the main block and of the North-West
wing are in red brick and the windows in the wing are blind.
The house is constructed on a 2-arched stone bridge and there was once a
mill here.

Listing NGR: SP5150305450

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548769

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)