Newhouse

WHITEPARISH MOOR LANE SU 22 SW (south side) 7/300 Newhouse 23/3/60

GV I

Country house. Circa 1619, by William Stockman, C18 additions for Eyres. English bond brick with limestone dressings, tiled roof, brick stacks. Central hexagon with three wings. 3-storey, 8- window front. Central range has C20 door in moulded architrave, up stone steps, three 3-light mullioned and transomed windows either side. First floor has three mullioned and transomed windows to wings, two to centre. Second floor to centre only has three windows. Saddleback coping to gabled eaves, groups of diagonally- set stacks to central range, wings lengthened 1742 (west) and 1764 (south) have dated lead rainwater heads, coved eaves and battlemented parapets. All windows date from 1911. Left return of 1742 wing is rebuilt wall of 1970s, following demolition of late C19 wing. Right return has canted bay of 1907 ballroom. South east facade has two large 12-pane sashes and French windows to ballroom in 1764 wing, first floor has three blocked windows, all in moulded cases with hoodmoulds, rainwater heads dated 1907, to right is original build with one mullioned and transomed window per face to two floors with second foor to centre with gabled roof. Rear, north side, has C20 door in moulded architrave to centre, tall casement with hoodmoulds to right and mullioned and transomed windows to first and second floors over door, gabled roof, blocked windows to left wing. Rainwater heads dated 1750 to central block. Interior: entrance hall has early C18 stairs with barleysugar balusters, open string, carved spandrels and ramped handrail. Parlour in south wing has reset C18 fireplace with stone jambs and segmental head with keystone, panelling. Kitchen in original position in west wing. Library in east range has Tudor-arched stone fireplace with herringbone fireback. Dining room in 1742 wing has early C20 rococo-style plaster ceiling, reset C17 panelling and Ionic oak columns to fireplace mantel, over Tudor- arched stone fireplace. 1764 wing was refitted as ballroom in C18 style by Maples, 1907. First floor has eared marble fireplaces, reset C17 joinery and original C17 stairs with squat barleysugar balusters and closed string. Roof retains chamfered timbers and scissor-bracing over wings, restored 1911. Sold as a 'mansion house' by William Stockman to Sir Edward Gorges, son of Thomas Gorges, builder of Longford Castle (q.v.), unusual plan probably influenced Newhouse in Herefordshire, 1636. House acquired by Giles Eyre of Brickworth House 1633 and remained with his descendants until the present (January 1985). (Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury).

Listing NGR: SU2182421390