Avon Tyrrell House
AVON TYRRELL HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1350922
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Avon Tyrrell House
- Statutory Address:
- AVON TYRRELL HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1350922
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Avon Tyrrell House
- Statutory Address 1:
- AVON TYRRELL HOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- AVON TYRRELL HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- New Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sopley
- National Park:
- New Forest
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 18531 00257
Details
SU 10 SE SOPLEY AVON TYRRELL
8/19 Avon Tyrrell House
GV I
Medium-sized country house. 1891 by W R Lethaby for Lord Manners. Brick, stone dressings, garden front has bays and gables once pargetted, now tilehung, also flint or stone and brick chequerwork,plain tile roof. One of the archetypal Arts & Crafts buildings. Plan of irregular E-shaped 3 storey house with attached service ranges; 4 wide bay central part, only one room and passage wide, on garden side one bay projecting wings, on entrance side wings 2 or 3 bays wide,part in front of outer bays of central part;and infront of centre bays single storey projection; to one end altered 2 storey service ranges. Entrance front has to RH 2 bay wide projecting wing containing porch and set back 3rd bay of wing on RH end. Huge stone arched hood and doorcase to segmental-head double door. Large 7 x 3 light mullion and transom window beside. Over 3-light stone windows with wider, segmental head central arch, on 2nd floor 3-light casements. Parapet wall with ramp up from corners and central diagonally set 4 shaft stack. Each side on stone plinth, stone peacocks. In centre, low projection has segmental head casements, and parapet ramped-up in centre to stone bellcote. Behind on let and 2nd floors assorted casements and in centre, breaking cornice,stack starting from 2nd floor with clock face set on it and diamond shafts over. Other projecting wing 2 storey 2 bay with ground floor large segmental head casements, and moulded cornice to hipped roof. All windows have leaded lights. Garden front well-known, with projecting one bay wing one end and huge stack at other, between 4 large gables and between those 2 storey canted bays. Interior almost unaltered. Surprisingly badly documented. Country Life; 1910; June 11; p846-852.
Listing NGR: SZ1673798427
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 143761
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 11 June, (1910), 846-852
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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