Description

VINEYARDS
656-1/31/1752
No.1 and attached wall and railings

(Formerly Listed as:
THE VINEYARDS Nos.1-7 (Consec))
11/08/72

GV II

House, now flats. c1770 with C20 alterations. Developed by Thomas Omer.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar to front and left side, painted to ground floor, rubble to basement, ashlar and rubble to rear, double pile parapeted roof, Welsh Slate to front and rear, with coped gable wall to left with ashlar stack to rear roof, wall to right with two ashlar stacks shared with No.2 Vineyards (qv).
EXTERIOR: House at corner of Vineyards and Hay Hill has front to Vineyards, entrance front to left side to Hay Hill at angle since house widens to rear. Three storeys and basement, two-window front with tripartite window to first floor with plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with splayed jambs with continuous stone sill with wrought iron balconette. Second floor has two plate glass horned sashes in plain reveals with splayed jambs with stone sills. Ground floor has two similar sashes with lowered stone sills with wrought iron balconettes. Basement has six/six sash in plain reveal and panelled door, C20 area steps. Band course over ground floor with incised street name `VINEYARDS¿ to left continuous with No.2 Vineyards (qv), moulded eaves cornice and coped parapet continuous with Nos 2-6 Vineyards (qv). Lead hopperhead and downpipe to left. Left side has two doors, to right C20 in plain reveal with moulded hood on console brackets, to left six-panel door with flush beaded, fielded and glazed panels with cast iron lion's mask knocker in stone doorcase with moulded architrave in flat surround with console brackets to moulded cornice, plate glass sash to ground floor, six/six sash to first floor. Horizontal elements of design continued from front elevation. Rear elevation, partially visible, has glazing bar sashes.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Attached to front and left side wrought iron railings and gate with shaped heads on painted limestone bases, to rear length of coped ashlar wall circa 2m high with four-panel door in plain reveal and length of wrought iron railing with arrow heads with bottom rail fixed on rings.
HISTORY: This stands on ground formerly the property of Hayne family from 1638 when Thomas Hayne bought it from William Snygge; it passed by inheritance to Charles Hayne in 1750 who cleared it of mortgage and other encumbrances, and by 1756 plans to sell Vineyards to Thomas Omer for building had reached an advanced stage. These were not finally realised until an indenture of 26 February 1765, in which Charles Hayne sold to Thomas Omer, Gent and Thomas Jelly, Carpenter his trustee, the site of Vineyards for building at yearly rent of £50. Belmont was constructed on west edge of same ground. Vineyards had previously been used as a vineyard until c1730 when the springs which watered it began to fail. The row to north of the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel was originally called Harlequin Row because of unusual use of brick and stone in construction.

Listing NGR: ST7501765300

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26674469

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