THE GRANGE

THE GRANGE, CASTLE HILL

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1044678
Date first listed:: 26-Apr-1950
List Entry Name:: THE GRANGE
Statutory Address:: THE GRANGE, CASTLE HILL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1044678
Date first listed:: 26-Apr-1950
List Entry Name:: THE GRANGE
Statutory Address 1:: THE GRANGE, CASTLE HILL

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 GRANGE, CASTLE HILL

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

County:: Surrey
District:: Waverley (District Authority)
Parish:: Farnham
National Grid Reference:: SU 83594 47391

Details

SU 8347 SE 1/2 1099

CASTLE HILL (West Side) The Grange

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About 1710. 2-storey square block of fine red brick, with projecting fronts on east and west, each of 5 bays. The garden (east) front has projecting plinth, deep string at 1st floor level. Slightly projecting piers, whole height, at angles and flanking central bay, with strings, frieze and cornice broken forward over each pier. Painted frieze and cornice with pairs of carved console brackets. Panelled parapet with moulded coping. Old tile roof, 5 windows on 1st floor with architrave frame, the central window arched with triple key block. 4 similar windows on ground floor and central glazed door, 3 panes wide x 4, with enriched architrave surround, and doorcase of fluted Corinthian pilasters, full moulded entablature broken forward over pilasters, and with architrave turned up in centre with scroll ends to upper moulding end carved central cartouche ornament, and segmental pediment, very good proportion. This front overlooks a formal walled garden, formerly with a carved stone - sundial, baluster type, as central feature. The entrance (west) front repeats the general design of the garden front in all respects, except the doorcase to central door, which consists of bolection architrave surround, with double scroll cut brackets and flat moulded hood. The north front has 3 windows and same general design as east and west fronts. The south front is generally similar, the same cornice and parapet treatment carried round, but unsymmetrical grouping of windows on 3 levels. 4 4-light mullioned and transomed casements (one altered) on 2nd floor. 2 3-lights and 2 4-lights on 1st floor, irregular casements on ground floor and door to right hand of centre with bolection architrave surround, square panel over between elaborate double scroll cut brackets, and flat moulded hood with front edge broken forward over brackets. The interior has painted decoration by J Thornhill on staircase, which has contemporary richly turned balusters, etc. The house illustrated in special article Country Life, July 28th 1934. The Stair illustrated in Country Life, July 31st 1942. The garden doorway illustrated in Nathaniel Lloyd's History of the English House. The house stands on site of former Bishop's Grange. See also article in Country Life, July 28th 1934.

Listing NGR: SU8359447391

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Legacy System number:: 290833
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Lloyd, N , History of the English House, (1949)
'Country Life' in 28 July, (1934)
'Country Life' in 31 July, (1942)

Legal

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