Burton Grange

ST 83 SW MERE BURTON

2/10 Burton Grange

II

Shown on 0.S map as Burton Farm. Large farmhouse, now house. Probably c.1850, but on site of earlier farmhouse. Small coursed and squared limestone with brick dressings including flush quoins, brick stacks, hipped low-pitch slate roof. The original building is a large L-plan with central stair hall entered from the east; a lower wing added, back right to from a tight 'V'-plan. Stable block attached to right now (July 1986) in two ownerships. Entrance front is 2 storeys and attic, 4 windows. The ground floor has, left, a canted bow with 1:2:1 casements under a lead hipped roof, and two 2-light; first floor with four 2-light, and a central hipped 2-light dormer. Return front, left is similar, 2-windowed, with two hipped dormers, and the hipped back end has a 2-light over a canted bay as at front. All casements are small-paned cast-iron giving the building a homogeneous and distinctive appearance. Front centre is a wide gabled porch with side lights covering a 6-panel fielded door under a multipane transome light. The extra back wing is 2-storey, gabled with a large gable stack Principal block has a large ridge stack on the south wing. The set-back slate block to right is hipped towards the house but gabled at outer end. Two storeys with 2-light casement and two plank loading doors above a 2-light small pane casement, and two plank doors separated by a 6-pane sash. Interior not fully inspected. Central stair hall. One large bressumer over fire opening.

Listing NGR: ST8241632438