Porch House

HARLAXTON SK8832 SWINE HILL 1315-0/14/210 (East side) 24/09/79 No.1 Porch House GV II

House. Early C19, remodelled c1830 and renovated late C20. Coursed squared stone with brick dressings and concrete tile roof. 2 brick gable stacks with coped double flues set diagonally. Brick quoins. 2 storeys; 3 window range. Central 2 storey box framed gabled porch with rendered nogging and a 4-light wood mullioned window with diamond panes. Open lower stage covering a gable headed board door with brick surround and stone lintel. Beyond, on each floor, a 3-light stone mullioned window with brick surround. The ground floor windows are larger. At the rear, a large C20 brick buttress with round arched openings for a door and window. This building is probably one of those rebuilt c1790-1820 by George de Ligne Gregory and remodelled in a picturesque style c1820-1840 by Gregory Gregory, successive Lords of the Manor of Harlaxton. (The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire: Pevsner N, Harris J & Antram N: Lincolnshire: London: 1964-1989: 361-362; Rowlands G: Harlaxton Manor: Harlaxton: 1984-: 20-29).

Listing NGR: SK8853032496