Park House

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In the entry for: SU 61 NE HAMBLEDON 8/9 Park House 7.2.52 II* The entry shall be amended to read:- SU 61 NE HAMBLEDON 8/9 Park House 7.2.52 II* House, on the site of the Keeper's house, of the medieval park, later a farm- house. C16 timber frame, C17 cross-wing, early C18 cladding, with minor C19 and C20 changes. Front wall (C18) of brickwork in Flemish bond with blue headers, plinth, first floor band, rubbed flat arches, and altered features: the cross- wing has walls of flint with brick dressings, plinth, quoins, hoodmoulds, modillion brick cornice at the foot of the front gable, some altered features: other walls of brickwork in English Garden Wall and Flemish bonds with some cambered openings: the rear gable of the cross-wing has exposed framing with brick infill, and a small area of framing is exposed at rear. Tile roof with plaster coved eaves, hipped above the porch, catslide at rear (with a high level hipped dormer and a lower gabled dormer). Early timber-framed structures with rear outshot, refronted in the early C18 (to a higher eaves level), with a projecting full height porch, and a cross-wing; south front elevation of two storeys and attic and three storeys and attic, 1.1.2.1 windows. Sashes in exposed frames, triple to the ground floor on each side of the porch. C20 classical doorcase, above spreading steps. The east elevation (of the cross- wing) shows as 3 storeys with 3 widely-spaced windows: sashes in exposed frames and some C20 ground-floor casements. The rear elevation has a low 2 storeys, irregular fenestration of casements, and a plain door, at the east side (below the tall gable of the cross-wing) there is a projecting single storeyed double- pile service wing. Interior: on first floor exposed timber framing in original rear wall has large rectangular panels and a straight brace from midrail up to wall-post; front wall reported also to be timber-framed; the first floor left-hand room had a wood-mullioned window in rear wall (now covered over) and there is evidence that the house has been extended a short way to the left, this section now housing a brick fireplace, probably early C17, with lambs-tongue-stopped chamfered jambs and chamfered shallow 4-centred-arched timber lintel; wattle and daub partition between left-hand and central first floor rooms. Staircases: main dog-leg stair is early C19 having columnar newels, stick balusters and moulded tread soffits; in rear range a shallow probably late Cl8 flight of steps with closed string and turned balusters and newel; in cross-wing a late C17 dog-leg, closed-string, stair having square newels with ogee finials and pendant finials and columnar balusters with moulded bases and capitals; this stair rises to attic, where there is a section of moulded splat balusters. Old board doors throughout.

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SU 61 NE HAMBLEDON 8/9 Park House 7.2.52 II* House, on the site of the Keeper's house, of the medieval park, later a farmhouse. C16 timber frame, C17 crosswing, early C18 cladding, with minor C19 and C20 changes. Front wall (C18) of brickwork in Flemish bond with blue headers, plinth, 1st floor band, rubbed flat arches, and altered features: the crosswing has walls of flint with brick dressings, plinth, quoins, hoodmoulds, modillion brick cornice at the foot of the front gable, some altered features: other walls of brickwork in English Garden Wall and Flemish bonds with some cambered openings: the rear gable of the crosswing has exposed framing with brick infill, and a small area of framing is exposed at the rear. Tile roof with plaster coved eaves, hipped above the porch, catslide at rear (with a high level hipped dormer and a lower gabled dormer). Early timber-framed structures with rear outshot, refronted in the early C18 (to a higher eaves level), with a projecting full height porch, and a crosswing; south front elevation of two storeys and attic and three storeys and attic, 1.1.2.1 windows. Sashes in exposed frames, triple to the ground-floor on each side of the porch. C20 classical doorcase, above spreading steps. The east elevation (of the crosswing) shows as three storeys three widely-spaced windows: sashes in exposed frames and some C20 ground-floor casements. The rear elevation has a low two storeys, irregular fenestration of casements, and a plain door, at the east side (below the tall gable of the crosswing) there is a projecting single storeyed double-pile service wing.

Listing NGR: SU6554916020

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