Luzborough House

1. 5240 SU 3620/2720 8/264

LUZBOROUGH LANE Luzborough House

II* GV

2. House. Mid C16 with late C17 encasing and extensions and outshot, and mid C18 wing altered C19. Timber-frame core, encased in early Flemish bond and some English bond brickwork, old plain tile roof. L-shaped plan of older part, consisting of 3 bays and passage bay, late C17 half-bays added each end and outshot to rear, with symmetrical refronting, and wing added in front of R bay and half-bay 2 bays long with C19 bay added to end. Old part 1½ storey, wing 2 storeys. Front has central doorway of carved brick, with segmental pediment, plain pilasters framing an opening with segmental rubbed arch and heavy 4-panel door, probably C19. Each side 2 exposed-framed 12-pane sashes under segmental rubbed arches, and over hipped dormer with 2-light casement. Stacks at L end and at L of R bay. L end has plinth, 2 segmental head 2-light casements and door in end of outshot. Above windows late C17 oval windows with rubbed voussoirs inset in rectangular recesses. Gable tilenhung with fishscale bands. To R, C18 wing has plain brick ground floor, over C19 jettied tilehung 1st floor with 2 large 2-light casements. Stack between bays. One end C19 lower hipped roof bay. Interior has behind door screens passage with surviving carved beams but inserted staircase to rear part. Rooms each side have similarly carved beams with chamfer-stops of 5 different patterns.L room has good late C17 full-height panelling. Panel below projecting dado rail and large panel above, both raised and fielded. Bolection-moulded fireplace. Other ground floor rooms have C18 doors and cupboards and exposed timber-framing. Rooms in outshot have original exterior wall of timber-frame with brick and wattle and daub infill. On 1st floor both rooms either side of passage have late C17 panelling to dado level and C19 grates.

Listing NGR: SU3770320732