Howbury Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1983. Country house.
Howbury Hall
- WRENN ID
- quiet-flint-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1983
- Type
- Country house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TL 05SE RENHOLD ST NEOTS ROAD
7/101 Howbury Hall
GV II
Small country house. C18 origins, substantially rebuilt 1849 after fire, by James Horsford, for Polhill family (Bedfordshire Times, 28 July 1849). Mainly rendered, but brick visible to part of rear. Slate roof. Symmetrical facade, 2 storeys, with 2 storey wings projecting from rear. 1:2:1:2:1 bays, end bays projecting, with 2 storey canted bay windows, central bay also projecting slightly. Rusticated quoins to side and centre bays, string course, modillion cornice surmounted by balustraded parapet with urns. All windows sashes with glazing bars, in moulded architraves, those to 3 centre bays with brackets to sills, those to ground floor centre of canted bays being full height. Cast iron balconies with scroll brackets to first floor of canted bays. Central 6 panel double door with rectangular fanlight, in porch with panelled pilasters, architrave, frieze, dentilled and bracketed cornice, urns and stepped gable end with armorial bearings. Interior: fine C18 panelling to E wing staircase.
Listing NGR: TL0981051727
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