Description

SO 8408-8508 PITCHCOMBE WRAGG CASTLE LANE
(north east side)

9/207 Halesmead

II

Shown on map as Haylesmead.
Detached house. Early-mid C17; extensive early C19 alterations.
Early C20 addition by Edwin Lutyens for Miss Mayer. Random and
coursed rubble limestone; ashlar chimneys; stone slate roof.
Two-storey with attic; 2-storey rear wing. Front: 3-window
fenestration to main part of house, all 16-pane sashes in chamfered
surrounds. Central doorway with Regency architraves and moulded
5-panel door; gabled decorative timber porch. Two eaves-mounted
gabled dormers with small-paned timber casements. Gable end
chimneys, now reduced in height with plain caps. Part to right is
single-storey Lutyens addition with continuous set of small-paned
timber casements. Chimney with moulded cap to south east gable
end; off-centre small paned glazed doors. Rear: 2-storey wing
has C20 casements. Lower parallel-roofed range added to rear of
front range.
Interior: large fireplace in one room with monolithic jamb slabs.
Spiral staircase now removed but alcove survives. High ceiling
with plaster mouldings to Lutyens room, stone fireplace having
decorative edge to mantel shelf.

Listing NGR: SO8531508552

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26624559

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Recommended Books

• 
  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets