Higham Hall And Curtain Wall To Rear

SETMURTHY GENERAL NY 13 SE 6/217 Higham Hall and curtain wall to rear G.V. II

House now Residential Adult Education Centre. 1828 for T.A. Hoskins. Calciferous sandstone ashlar with string courses, battlemented parapets and stepped angle buttresses. Graduated greenslate roof with ashlar chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 11 bays in Gothic style. Central 3 bays have C19 double doors in pointed surround within contemporary battlemented stone porch, the centre battlement having shield of Hoskins arms. Flanking 2½ storey towers have octagonal angle turrets, with pyramidal roofs at front and battlemented parapets to rear, each with blind cross vents. Sash windows, those on ground-floor with pointed-head glazing bars under hoodmoulds, under sash windows with intersecting glazing bars in pointed heads. Rear extensions enclose courtyard with angle turrets and mock battlemental curtain wall. Various C19 2-light stone-mullioned windows and C20 windows. Interior has Gothic panelled doors and ceilings with heraldic shields. Staircase has Gothic balusters and carved tread ends; niches for statues.

Listing NGR: NY1855631545