Barmston House

BARMSTON SANDS LANE TA 15 NE (south side) 8/4 Barmston House (formerly listed as The 11.1.52 Rectory)

II

Rectory, now house. Probably late C17 - early C18 with later additions and alterations including late C18 refronting to right range. Colour-washed brick in English garden wall and Flemish bond with pantile and Welsh slate roof. 3 ranges: main range to right has 3 storeys apparently 2 to front, 3 first-floor windows with stair turret to rear; central range of 2 storeys, 2 first-floor windows; then a single-storey, 2-bay range. Main range: end entrance in projecting porch, a 6-fielded panel door with divided overlight within doorcase of fluted pilasters supporting open pediment. To right projecting bay has 20-pane sash. First floor has 16-pane outer sashes and to centre a 16-pane sash with radial glazing to head. Shaped gable ends. End stacks. Centre range: end entrance, a late C20 part-glazed door. To left a 12-pane casement otherwise 20-pane sashes. Stepped eaves. External end stacks. Range to left, now garages has two 16-pane sashes. Roof hipped to left. Garden front: main range has canted stair turret with entrance, a part-glazed, fielded-panel door with divided overlight, panelled reveals, fluted architrave and hood. Above a 16-pane staircase window with radial glazing to head and to sides at first and second-floor level are painted 12- pane sashes. Otherwise mainly 18- and 12-pane sashes. Interior. Early-mid C18 fireplace to left room of main range. To centre range are some late C17 - early C18 rod on vase balusters to top of staircase. Remains of probably C18 panelling to cloakroom. On lead roof of porch are footprints containing dates and initials: "IC 1782"; "C ARNOTT 1815", "JI 1813", "WIP 1801".

Listing NGR: TA1610259033