Banqueting house approximately 80 metres to south east of Eyton Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1958. Banqueting house.
Banqueting house approximately 80 metres to south east of Eyton Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-pewter-pearl
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1958
- Type
- Banqueting house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The banqueting house, located approximately 80 metres southeast of Eyton Farmhouse, dates from around 1607 and was built for Sir Francis Newport. It features dressed red sandstone and red brick with a decorative diaper pattern, along with grey sandstone ashlar dressings. The structure has an octagonal plan and includes an octagonal turret at the north, topped with an ogee lead cap and a globe finial.
This two-storey building has a three-storey turret. It is characterized by a plinth, a moulded string course, and a moulded cornice that leads to a balustraded parapet adorned with double-vase shaped balusters. The first floor has three-light stone windows on alternating faces, featuring double-chamfered reveals, chamfered mullions, transoms, and leaded lights. The ground floor on the south-west side has a three-bay blind arcade with moulded imposts and shield-shaped keystones, with red brick and red sandstone rubble infill. There are two-light wooden casements on the west and south-west sides, an inserted boarded door on the north-west with a fanlight, and a boarded door on the north-east with a segmental relieving arch. A blocked round arch is present on the south-east side.
The turret has two external stages, each with a moulded string course and cornice, and features two two-light stone windows on each stage, all with double-chamfered surrounds, chamfered mullions, and leaded lights.
While the interior has not been inspected, it is likely to be of interest. This banqueting house is one of a pair connected by a length of garden wall; the other has been incorporated into Eyton on Severn Farmhouse. Along with another section of wall, a walled garden, and a converted barn known as Tithe Barn Cottage, these are the remaining elements of Sir Francis Newport's house after it was destroyed by fire.
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