Stainton Grange

GREAT STAINTON ELSTOB LANE NZ 32 SW (West side, off)

2/5 Stainton Grange

II

House. Early-mid C18 with C19 alterations. Hand-made brick in Flemish bond; renewed pantiled roof; brick chimney stacks. Double-range plan under 2-span roof. 2-storey, 5-bay garden front: 3 curved stone steps to central 6-panel door and overlight; replaced 12-pane sashes; all openings under rubbed-brick flat arches (window sills destroyed when sashes lengthened); cogged eaves. Steeply-pitched roof has swept eaves, coped gables, shaped kneelers and corniced end stacks. Similar fenestration and a Venetian stair window with radial-glazed head on rear range; similar roof and chimney details.

Interior. 6-panel doors in architraves, some with panelled reveals. Panelled window shutters. Front range: one ground-floor room with bolection-moulded wood fireplace; another ground-floor room with moulded skirting, dado rail, modillion ceiling cornice and panelled end wall with fireplace, overmantel and flanking round-arched cupboards; first-floor bedroom with similar panelled end wall and a dentilled ceiling cornice. Central dogleg staircase of 2 flights plus landing rail, in rear range,has 2 column-on-vase balusters per tread, wreathed and ramped handrail and ramped wall string; Venetian stair window with fluted pilasters; corniced staircase hall ceiling.

Mid C20 addition in similar style on left return of rear range is not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ3341621882