Hoveton Hall

TG 32 SW 2/84

NEATISHEAD Hoveton Hall

G.V. II

Country House. 1809-1812. Attributed to Humphry Repton and Sons, who drew up plans for remodelling in 1809. Plan B illustrates an Italianate house not executed. Plan A cannot be traced. Gault brick with slate roofs. East facade of 2 storeys in 3 bays, central bay recessed. Half round Ionic porch supported on 2 columns and 2 Doric pilasters. Balustrade over. Sash windows with glazing bars beneath gauged skewback arches, the ground floor windows within round-headed rebates. Northern window altered to fill entire recess. Modillion eaves cornice. Hipped roofs. South front again of 2 storeys with a central full height 3 bay bow flanked by 3 bays of windows to upper floor above a single Wyatt window each side to ground floor. Wyatt windows with Corinthian pilasters and pediments. All windows are sashes with glazing bars beneath gauged skewback arches. Cornice as before. 2 storey, 3 bay, west facade. Central bay with single storey 3 bay bow. Ground floor sashes within blank round-headed niches. All sashes with glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. Cornice continues into this facade. To north a 2 storey, 2 bay service wing. Sash windows with glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. Dentil eaves cornice and hipped roof. Main house with irregularly disposed stacks. 2 central ridge stacks to service wing. Interior. Entrance hall enriched by pair of unfluted Ionic columns in antis. Library with doorcases in shouldered architraves, shelves below broken pediments, repeated over fire- place and window surrounds of fluted Ionic pilasters. Cantilevered staircase in inner hall with scrolled tread ends, wrought iron balusters and wreathed handrail.

Listing NGR: TG3157520010