The Dales

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TG 14 SW UPPER SHERINGHAM LODGE HILL

4/122 The Dales

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Country House, now home for the elderly, 1913-14 in late C16 vernacular style, possibly by E. Boardman. Coursed knapped squared flint with brick dressings, plain tiles. Irregular plan. East front: 3 asymmetrical bays, to left of 2 storeys, to right with gabled first floor, the central bay a 3 storeyed embattled tower with projecting gabled single storey porch. Left gable has crowstepped parapet; first bay to left has plinth, quoins and string course of gault brick, semi-circular bow window in red brick with conical plain tiled roof to ground floor, 9 window lights, 5 of them casements, all with leaded panes, hollow chamfered brick mullions; brick eaves cornice, 3-light window with brick ovolo mullions. The centre bay breaks forward c.10cm, and rises to 2nd floor with embattled parapet of brick and knapped flint chequerwork having a frieze of moulded brick flowers terminating in terrcotta dragons. Knapped flint gable to projecting porch with semi-circular headed rusticated brick arch, brick to imposts; double leaved door of vertical fielded panels and central rail under rubbed brick segmental arch; small 2-light window with brick mullion to each return of porch. 1st and 2nd storey each with 6-light window having brick hollow chamfered mullions; central king mullion, leaded panes and two casements, that to 1st floor transomed. 3rd bay to right has jettied 1st floor with gable above, both with close painted timber studding; central door to ground floor flanked by single lights and has window above of 4 short lights, 2-light windows either side; 6-light wooden casement to 1st floor with transom. Right hand return has polygonal 2- storeyed turret with windows to 4 faces on both ground and 1st floor; close painted timber studding between ground and first floor windows. South Facade: 2 storeys and attic, 5 irregular bays with crow stepped gables to bay 2 and 5. Stacks of 3 octagonal painted shafts with star caps across axis between bays 1 and 2, 2 and 3, 4 and 5. Projecting single storey brick porch having embattled parapet of knapped flint and brick chequerwork over a frieze of moulded Tudor flower brick to 4th bay; 4-centred moulded brick arch having foliage in the spandrels; large lozenge above of moulded brick showing Tudor rose. Upper part of door glazed having a 4-centred head. Bay window in gault brick with hipped tile roof to either side of porch, bays 3 and 5, each with 3-light casements with transoms. Leaded casements with ovolo moulded brick mullions: 3-lights with transoms to first bay ground floor, 7-lights with transoms and 2 king mullions to 2nd bay ground floor which breaks forward having fretwork brick parapet of curved brick to balcony above. 3-lights to first and 5th bay first floor, 2-lights to 3rd and recessed 4th bay. 2- light window and door with flanking light to balcony above parapet of 2nd bay; 2-light windows of gables of bays 2 and 5, gabled roof dormers with wooden casements to bays 1 and 3. Interior: entrance hall from east with oak panelling having fluted frieze, strapwork plaster ceiling with floral designs; stairway behind arcade of classical arches in wood, open well staircase with shaped balusters. Main rooms to south with carved doorcases and marble fireplaces. The house was used as a hospital during the 1914-18 war.

Listing NGR: TG1413841870

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