Description

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SU 92 NW
7/17

LURGASHALL
Fernden Lane
Weyborne Estate (formerly Blackdown House)

(Formerly listed as Blackdown House, BLACKDOWN STREET)

18.6.59

II*
Large house. C17, restored and enlarged in the C19. Over the doorway are the date 1640 and the initials "W. Y." of the Yaldwyn family. The south front is E-shaped. The outer wings were probably added in the C19. Tiled roof. Casement windows with stone mullions and transoms. The wings are gabled with bay windows on ground floor. Central gabled projection forming a porch on ground floor. Doorway in this with four-centred arch in square frame with dripmould over. Nail-studded door with fine lock and bar-holes. The interior has a fine staircase, contemporary fireplaces, panelling and in the room known as Oliver Cromwell's room, a panelled overmantel with the date 1646 and the initials "W. Y." Fire-back dated 1616 and the initials "W. Y."

Listing NGR: SU9173128603

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532092

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6