Flore House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 January 1968. Country house. 3 related planning applications.
Flore House
- WRENN ID
- dark-slate-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 January 1968
- Type
- Country house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Flore House is a country house dating back to the early 17th century, with significant remodelling and extensions in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is constructed of ironstone ashlar with slate roofs and incorporates various internal stone stacks. The house is two storeys and has an attic.
The main entrance front has a 19th-century grey sandstone gabled porch positioned to the left of centre. To the right of the porch is a large, five-light stone mullion and transom hall window, with three-light stone mullion windows above the porch. Gabled bays flank the central section; the bay to the left features a 19th-century bay window and a three-light arch mullion window with a hood mould above. The bay to the right has similar windows. A later two-storey-and-attic, three-window service wing extends to the right, incorporating a bay window and a back door.
The south-facing garden front has a continuous row of gabled dormers with ball finials, containing smaller three-light windows to the attic. The ground and first floors feature three-light stone arch mullion windows. The rear elevation (west) has three-light arch mullion windows with hood moulds to the first floor on the left and right. In the centre is a group of similar two-light windows, flanked by single-light windows with matching heads, with a central stepped gable displaying a coat of arms above. Gables on either side have three-light arch mullion windows with hood moulds and ball finials. A service wing projects to the left.
The interior is mainly from the 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring a double-height staircase hall.
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