Hygrove House

MINSTERWORTH SO 71 NE 5/80 Hygrove House II House. Early C18, early C19: altered mid and late C20. Rendered brick front, lined as ashlar, English bond brickwork right return, Flemish bond rear; heading bond to front of wings, asbestos slate roof. Three-room, 3-storey centre, single-bay, 2-storey wings each side, both 2 rooms deep: right wing further room projecting at rear. Entrance front symmetrical, large semi-circular bows each side of centre. Entrance door up 3 stone steps with nosings, door half-glazed with 2 flush panels below, semi-circular fanlight over. Unfluted Ionic half columns either side, similar pilasters beyond, carrying a cornice. Rusticated plinth to bows, 3 equally-spaced sash windows in each. First floor 3 sash windows each bow, sills extended as plain string course. Sash window with moulded architrave and pediment over door, in recess. Second floor 3 shorter sash windows in each bow, sash window in centre, segmental head to recess. Dentil cornice, plain parapet above with recess over each window, plain stone coping. Hipped roof with 2 longitudinal valleys, external chimneys on returns. Wing set back on left, 2-light, late C20 window, cambered rubbed brick arch, first floor; pilaster left corner, plain parapet. Set back on right further wing, 2-light mid C20 window, cambered brick arch ground floor, pilaster right corner: 9-pane sash first floor, upper sash smaller, cambered head and rubbed brick arch, rafter eaves. Interior: 6-panel doors ground and first floors, fielded to corridor, planted moulding to rooms; panelled shutters front ground and first floors. Dogleg stairs, moulded string, turned newels and balusters, ramped, moulded handrail. Large rear room, ground floor, moulded plaster ceiling, Rococo style, modillion cornice, dado rail, panelled shutters. Moulded cornice front ground floor rooms. Two-panel doors with 'L' hinges, top floor. Collar and tie beam trusses, one pair purlins, square ridge. Bow windows and rear verandah added C19, latter removed probably mid C20.

Listing NGR: SO7857718008