The Blakelands and attached garden wall, railings and gate is a Grade II* listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 June 1953. A Georgian House. 3 related planning applications.

The Blakelands and attached garden wall, railings and gate

WRENN ID
standing-gallery-rain
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Staffordshire
Country
England
Date first listed
16 June 1953
Type
House
Period
Georgian
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Blakelands is a house dating from 1722, although it incorporates an earlier 17th-century building at the rear. The construction is primarily red brick, with some exposed timber framing from the 17th century. It has a hipped plain tile roof with bracketed overhanging eaves, brick integral end stacks, and a ridge stack. The house is L-shaped, with a front range aligned north-east/south-west facing northwest, a rear wing aligned northwest/southeast, and three parallel rear ranges occupying a re-entrant angle between the front range and wing. These rear ranges contain the core of the 17th-century house.

The northwest front has two storeys over a cellar, with a sandstone plinth, a moulded brick first-floor cornice, and a moulded eaves band. It has seven windows, all with gauged brick heads. Some windows retain original 24-pane glazing bar sashes; others have 12-pane glazing bar sashes and cross casements, some with leaded panes. Two cellar windows are located on the left. A central six-panel door features wooden pilasters and a semi-circular pediment. Lead rainwater heads are situated on the left and right, inscribed '1 C 7 / 2 EM 2'. A front garden is enclosed by brick walls, ornamental wrought iron railings, and a gate. The gate piers are square brick with stone ball finials.

The northeast elevation is two storeys and an attic, with four bays. Ground-floor windows retain 24-pane glazing bar sashes, while two early 19th-century glazing bar sashes are located on the first floor to the left. A small-pane stair window with a semi-circular head breaks through the first-floor cornice, and there are three attic dormers with hipped roofs.

The interior includes an entrance hall with an early 18th-century stone fireplace featuring pilasters, a moulded cornice, and a pediment. There are also large plaster wall panels with heavy moulded frames and a dentilled plaster cornice with an egg and dart frieze. The 18th-century rear wing contains two rooms with large painted wooden wall panels, and a bold ogee moulded cornice. An open-well staircase features turned balusters and a ramped handrail. On the first floor, one room is lined with early 18th-century wall panelling, likely added later. The 17th-century rear wings contain a late 17th-century dog-leg staircase with corkscrew twist balusters leading to the attic, exposed 17th-century square panelled timber framing with tension braces, and several early 18th-century panelled doors throughout the house.

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