Monk Coniston

CONISTON B5285 SD 39 NW (South-east side) 5/98 Monk Coniston

GV II

House. Late C18 with C19 alterations and additions. Stucco and stone with slate roof. 2 storeys, 4 bays, the central 2 bays break forward under gable; rear wings. Clasping buttresses, those to ends carried up as square turrets with corbelled-out embattled parapets. Most windows straight-headed, with label moulds and 2 Tudor-headed lights. Ground floor windows to 2nd, 3rd, 4th bays have transoms, that to 3rd bay with glazed entrance inserted below transom; that to 1st bay of 3 lights with cusped heads and no transom. Central windows of 1st floor have pointed heads with Y-tracery and hoodmoulds. All windows are sashed, those to 1st floor with glazing bars. Right return entrance front of 3 bays with projecting service bay to right. Central canted bay has ashlar dressings and quoins, end turrets as above. Central bay has 3 Tudor arches to ground floor and 2:4:2-light Tudor-headed windows over; top corbelled-out embattled parapet. Flanking bays have pointed sashed windows. Top penthouse storey is slate hung and gabled, with flanking stacks. Service wing has embattled parapet, window with tripartite sash and gable-end rectangular bay window. Left return central entrance bay breaking forward; ground floor 4-light windows and 1st floor 3- and 2-light windows. Rear has service wings flanking bowed stair bay with 2-light pointed window, some pointed sashed windows. Wing parallel to main range of 2 storeys with attic and 3 bays; windows have paired sashes in glazing bars. Entrance has slate slab porch, door with 9 fielded panels over flush panel. Gabled dormers with horizontally sliding sashes. Several stacks with pointed panels. Interior has entrance hall with gallery. Passage with Tudor arches on triple shafts. Rooms have fireplaces, one with strapwork panels to walls and ceiling, one with ornamental shelves; stair has arcaded balustrade with quatrefoil balusters and stained-glass to window. Some William Morris fabric to walls of small room. Property of The National Trust.

Listing NGR: SD3181298313