The Blakelands and attached garden wall, railings and gate

The Blakelands, Six Ashes Road, Bobbington, Stourbridge, DY7 5DP

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1230535
Date first listed:: 15-Jun-1953
List Entry Name:: The Blakelands and attached garden wall, railings and gate
Statutory Address:: The Blakelands, Six Ashes Road, Bobbington, Stourbridge, DY7 5DP

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1230535
Date first listed:: 15-Jun-1953
Date of most recent amendment:: 18-Dec-1987
List Entry Name:: The Blakelands and attached garden wall, railings and gate
Statutory Address 1:: The Blakelands, Six Ashes Road, Bobbington, Stourbridge, DY7 5DP

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: The Blakelands, Six Ashes Road, Bobbington, Stourbridge, DY7 5DP

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Staffordshire
District:: South Staffordshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Bobbington
National Grid Reference:: SO 82109 91580

Details

SO 89 SW 4/9

BOBBINGTON C.P. SIX ASHES ROAD (south-east side) The Blakelands and attached garden wall, railings and gate

(Formerly listed as The Blakelands)

16.6.53

GV II*

House, wall, railings and gate. Dated 1722 but incorporating a C17 building to the rear. Red brick encasing some earlier timber framing; hipped plain tile roof with bracketed overhanging eaves; brick integral end stack and ridge stack. L-shaped house of 1722; front range aligned north-east/south-west facing north-west and rear wing to the north-east aligned north-west/south-east; three parallel rear ranges aligned north-west/south-east occupy the re-entrant angle between front range and wing, these contain the core of a C17 house.

North-west front. Two storeys on cellar with sandstone plinth; moulded brick first floor cornice and moulded eaves band. Seven windows, all with gauged brick heads, some retain original 24-pane glazing bar sashes, otherwise 12-pane glazing bar sashes and cross casements, some with leaded panes, two cellar windows to left. Central six-panel door with wooden pilasters and semi-circular pediment. Lead rainwater heads to left and right inscribed '1 C 7 / 2 EM 2'. A front garden is enclosed by brick walls the sides and ornamental wrought iron railings and gate at the front; square brick gate piers with stone ball finials.

North-east elevation. Two storeys and attic; four bays, ground floor windows retain 24-pane glazing bar sashes; two early C19 glazing bar sashes to first floor left, central small-pane stair window with semi-circular head breaks through the first floor cornice; three attic dormers with hipped roofs.

Interior. Entrance hall. Early C18 stone fireplace with pilasters, moulded cornice and pediment; large plaster wall panels with heavy moulded frames, dentilled plaster cornice with egg and dart frieze. C18 rear wing. Two rooms with large painted wooden wallpanels and bold ogee moulded cornice; open well staircase with turned balusters and ramped handrail; on the first floor a room lined with early C18 wall panelling, probably inserted. C17 rear wings. Late C17 dog-leg staircase with corkscrew twist balusters from first floor to attic; exposed C17 square panelled timber framing with tension braces. Several early C18 panelled doors throughout the house.

Listing NGR: SO8210991580

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Legacy System number:: 405286
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.