Description

DOWNTON BARFORD LANE
SU 1821
( east side)
6/2 Hamilton House
23/3/60

GV II

Detached house. Mid C18. Painted Flemish bond brick, tiled roof,
brick stacks. L-plan. 2-storey, 5-window front. Door with 6-
fielded panels and fanlight, with pediment on Ionic pilasters, to
right of centre, to left are three 12-pane flush sashes, to right
is one 12-pane sash. First floor has five 12-pane sashes; all
windows with moulded wooden architraves. Moulded and dentilled
eaves cornice. Two hipped dormers to roof with 2-light casements.
Left return has 12-pane sash to first floor and 2-light casement to
attic, rear wing has 4-light leaded casement to first floor. Rear
has 12-pane sashes to ground and first floors; external brick stack
to left, 2-light casement to hipped dormer. Mid-Cl9 extension to
left has large C20 window to ground floor, C18 wing to right has 2-
light casements.
Interior has C18 newel stairs with turned balusters, some good
fireplaces with Adam-style detail and moulded corniced mantels,
north room has fielded panelling and dentilled ceiling cornice.

Listing NGR: SU1823721614

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638454

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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)