Langham Hall

TL 96 NE LANGHAM

4/17 Langham Hall 15/11/54 II*

Manor house. Early C18, probably with older core. Red brick, plaintiles. 2 storeys and attics; L-shaped form. Moulded band, brick cornice and parapet. The main front has 2 5-sided canted bays with 3 small-paned sash windows in flush frames to each floor; flat arches. 2 dormers. Entrance portico with ¾- round Ionic columnns, entablature with triangular pediment; door with 6 raised fielded panels, semi-circular fanlight, and flanking side lights. This portico has been pushed forward, forming a flat-roofed entrance lobby topped by a balustrade of ornate Edwardian ironwork. A central sash window above the entrance. Garden front (on south) with 5 window range, small-paned sashes in flush frames with flat arches and external slatted shutters; on the ground floor, 3 pairs of French windows and 2 sashes, all small-paned. At the extreme left, a slightly lower added section in matching style. Very fine interior with early and mid Georgian fittings: 3 rooms on the ground floor and one above have elaborate plaster ceilings with ornate modillion cornices, one also with Chinese motifs and figures; internal shutters with raised fielded panels; marble fireplaces with raised steel grates; doors with eared architraves. Through a double archway at the rear a dog-leg stair with panelled dado, bracketed open string, And narrow turned balusters. A later service range is fitted into the angle of the L-shaped main house.

Listing NGR: TL9786269030