Description

1655/0/10033
26-JUN-01

STOKE PRIOR
BRICKHOUSE LANE
The Priory including outbuildings adjoining north

II

House. Circa mid-late C17; remodelled circa early and late C19. English bond red brick with sandstone plinth and quoins. Clay plain tile gabled roof. Large brick stacks at sides with sandstone quoins and original brick triple shafts.
PLAN: Central narrow stairhall with entrance at front and rear, study and dining room [parlour] on left [S] and drawing room [hall/kitchen] on right. Remodelled late C19 when single storey kitchen range was added on right [N] side with outbuildings, stables and coach house built around a small yard.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic. Symmetrical 3-bay gabled east front, the centre gable smaller; late C19 wooden 3-light mullion-transom windows in chamfered brick openings with polychrome brick cambered arches; attic windows are smaller 2-light casements, the centre of 1-light; central doorway with studded door, overlight with Gothic intersecting glazing bars and elaborate Victorian openwork timber porch. Rear [E] elevation is similar, but has pilastered central doorcase and glazed double doors. C19 single storey brick service and outbuilding ranges on north built around small courtyard.
INTERIOR: C17 moulded and chamfered ceiling beams and C17 roof structure. C18 and C19 joinery, including panelled doors, window shutters, chimneypieces and early C19 open-well staircase with stick balusters and mahogany handrail wreathed over curtail with column newel. Old plank doors and boarded partitions in attics.

Listing NGR: SO9412167510

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26668694

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)