Description

TL 511 084 MAGDALEN LAVER
5/21 Magdalen Laver Hall
11.12.79

- II

Manor house of C17 origin, mainly late C18. Main range of plastered brickwork,
rear wing timber framed and plastered, roofed with slate. Consists of main
range aligned approx. E-W, aspect S, with 2 external chimney stacks on rear
wall and one on W end, late C18, and rear wing at W end with one internal
chimney stack, comprising the residue of a C17 house. Single storey lean-to
extension in the angle, roofed with handmade red clay tiles, C19. 2 storeys.
S elevation, central 6-panel door with porch consisting of 2 fluted Composite
wooden columns and pilasters and C20 pedimented roof. 4-window range of double-
hung sashes of 12 lights, late C18, fording a symmetrical composition. Low-
pitched roof, fully hipped. Staircase with rosewood rail and 2 slender square
balusters to each tread, scrolled tread ends. Interior 6-panel doors complete.
Sash windows on ground floor have double-hung shutters below the sills, complete
and in working order. Some crown glass in these windows. Bolection moulded
wooden fire surround in W ground floor room, moved from elsewhere in the house
in C20. No framing exposed in rear wing except plain-chamfered ceiling beams.

Listing NGR: TL5113208375

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603418

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)