Description

SE13NW BINGLEY MYRTLE PARK

6/140 Myrtle Grove
9.8.66 (Town Hall)

GV II

Gentleman's residence, once a Friends' Meeting House, altered to
Town Hall and flanked by stable and coach-house ranges. c1770 for
J. Atkinson Busfield, with infill blocks of late C19 or early C20
forming a long range. Hammer-dressed stone with ashlar dressings,
Westmorland green-slate roof to house, stone slate roofs to lower
stable and coach-house ranges. 2 storeys. House: 9-bay symmetrical
facade, rusticated quoins,1st-floor band, eaves cornice. Doorway
has pilasters, entablature and triangular pediment. Sashed windows
with raised surrounds. Hipped roof with 2 stacks to each side of
hip. Stable and coach-house-ranges each have a 5-bay facade, the
central 3 bays projecting, with quoined angles, 1st-floor band and
pedimented gable. Venetian window to ground floor. 2 ridge stacks
to left block only.

Listing NGR: SE1060838948

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Myrtle Grove (Town Hall) at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26600715

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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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)