Wyberton Park

TF 34 SW WYBERTON CHURCH LANE (south side)

11/129 Wyberton Park

4.2.59 II*

Incorrectly shown as Rectory on OS map. Former rectory, now house. 1689, largely rebuilt 1761 by Dr. John Shaw. Possibly by William Sands Junior of Spalding. Red brick in Flemish bond, ashlar dressings, and quoins. 2 wall stacks. Pantile roofs. T- plan. 2 storey, 7 bay front with ashlar first floor band, dentillated cornice, stone coped parapet, swept up at the centre, with central and corner urn finials. Central 8 panel door in panelled reveals, with ashlar doorcase, having egg and dart eared surround, and raised fluted keyblock with acanthus leaf. Pedimented Doric doorcase, the columns with roses in the necking and foliage sprays in the frieze, and escutcheon with garlands and arrows in the pediment. Flanked by 3 glazing bar sashes. To first floor are 7 smaller similar windows. All windows have moulded ashlar architraves. The central first floor window has fluted keyblock and side brackets. The corner stones are inscribed "T Burton Shaw 1761" and "Edward Shaw", the sons of the builder. To the rear a long earlier service wingwith fluted keyblocks to the openings and a large semi-circular headed stair window. To right side of rear range a 6 panelled C18 door in eared wooden surround, narrow leaded hood supported on curved brackets with a ribboned pulvinated frieze. Interior. Stair has carved open string and to each step 3 slender knopped balusters, a flute, a twist and a column, fluted neweis. Plaster panels to walls of stair and eared door surrounds. Cornices and panelled doors. Roccoco plaster ceiling to library.

Listing NGR: TF3283040730