The Dower House And Wall

THURNBY

SK 60 SW GRANGE LANE (North Side)

4/110 The Dower House and Wall

GV II

House. C18, extended and altered early C19. Red brick with small section of rubble stone and Swithland slate roof hipped to left. Brick left ridge stack and right end projecting and rear stacks. Brick 1st floor band. 3 storeys of 3 sash windows : tripartite 1/1 : 1/1 : 1/1 ; 6/6 and similar tripartite. Similar on 2nd floor but with central 1/1 sash, and similar on ground floor. Cambered lintels overall. On ground floor a central parapetted rectangular porch. Facing lane a 6/6 sash within restored moulded stone frame, 2-light casement on right end of porch, and on left end a restored moulded stone doorway with 6-panelled door and narrow overlight. On left end mainly similar sashes. On right end, to right, a bow window with 6/6 sash over and 3/3 sash above. To left the brickwork shows the original C18 gable end with projecting stack and various blocked windows. Rubble stone plinth to this section of wall. From the left end of house a brick coped wall c2½m. high extends along Grange Lane. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SK6466403898