Mangreen Hall

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TG 20 SW SWARDESTON MANGREEN

6/113 Mangreen Hall 2-10-51 II*

House, facade of c.1700 with additions on earlier core, additions c.1910. Brick in Flemish bond with coloured headers, plain tiles. Double depth; range to right with gable to north probably C17, attached range to left with gable to north and single bay set back c.1700; various additions to rear c.1910; 2 storeys and attic. Principal facade to north: 5 bays, 2 shaped gables across full width with decorative tie irons; platband to first floor and attics; first floor offset c.l5cm; flush sashes with thick glazing bars and flat arches, 4 to ground floor, 5 to first floor, 1 to each gable with renewed flat arches. Central C18 classical doorway with 2 fluted Tuscan pilasters, segmental pediment, frieze with triglyphs and guttae. Door with 10 raised and fielded panels. Left return to east: dentil cornice; external stack with 2 openings to left as to north facade, semi-circular headed fixed light with glazing bars to first floor right; two Cl9 cast iron drainheads with shield and C for Churchman. Single bay with 2 storeys and attic set back to left, shaped gables north and south, platbands and openings as to north facade; return of bay with rebuilt brick facade, recessed arches with glazing bars. Right return to west: 4 bays, 2 storeys; 2 external stacks each with 2 shafts, stack to right partially rebuilt. First floor offset, platband and openings as to north facade; brick dentil cornice: 3 C19 drainheads as to left return. Lower 2 storeyed 2 bay addition to match to right, c.1910; platband and brick dentil cornice; first bay with double flush sashes with thick glazing bars to match, flat arches; second bay with 2-storeyed semi-circular forward bay with parapet, ground floor with double leaved French window with glazing bars, 2 sashes with thick glazing bars, 3 similar sashes to first floor. Rear of double depth ranges with 2 shaped gables c.1700. Rear of addition of c.1910 with similar gables to left and to right return; openings as to west facade with keyed oculus with glazing bars to gable attic. Late C20 glazed extension to ground floor. Various additions to south and east of C17-late C20, including 2 storeyed cell with late C17 brick renewed having cross window with original latches to first floor west. Interior: open well openstring staircase c.1.5m wide to rear of west range, twisted balusters with acanthus leaves to vase base, brackets carved with floral designs; panelled dado with short section of fluted frieze; recess at first turn with acanthus leaf frieze to pilasters and basket arch; semi-circular headed keyed doorway, panelled door and panelling below stair string. Oval dome above stairwell with oak leaf garland moulding to dome and enclosing rectangle; egg and dart moulding to cornice of stair. East range with 3 tiered roof formerly hipped to north, some timber framing to west wall; west range roof later. Ground and first floor with internal doors of 6 raised and fielded panels; window glazing bars to interior with ovolo mouldings; fireplace to north of west range with reeded pilasters with acanthus leaf necking; Dutch tiles. Cellar below south end of west range. Single bay set back to east: quarter moulded bridging beam to ground and first floors with lambs tongue stops; semi- circular headed keyed doorway to south of ground floor.

Listing NGR: TG2155703044

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