Description

TL 4332 MEESDEN MEESDENBURY

9/133 Meesden Hall
22.2.1976

GV II

Rectory, now a private house. Circa 1710, front moved from E to S front
in early C19 with new porch and internal alterations, W entrance wing
1924. Red brick with a steep pyramidial old red tile roof. A tall square
2-storeys, cellar and attics Queen Anne house originally facing E, with
low stuccoed kitchen wing at NW. E front has plinth, floor band
interrupted at corners, moulded wood eaves cornice, hipped dormer on roof
slope with sash windows of 3/3 panes, and 5 windows on each floor spaced
2:1:2 with flat gauged arches, white projecting keystones, slightly
recessed box sashes with 4/4 panes and sunk panels in brickwork below
1st floor windows. LH windows made blind when front created on S and
former central doorway altered to a matching window. 2 RH Ground Floor
windows lengthened to French windows leading onto small terrace. S front
has regular segmental arched sash windows with 6/6 panes and symmetrical
front with 5 windows and central porch with full entablature and
blocking course, breaking forward over door. Panelled moulded surround
to flush-beaded door. Discreet panelled door in new shallow entrance
wing set back at W. (RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: TL4384932495

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26631194

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)