Osgoodby Hall

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SE 48 SE 1/46

THIRKLEBY HIGH AND LOW WITH OSGODBY, Osgoodby Hall

(Formerly listed as Osgodby Hall)

1.5.52

GV II*

House. C16, extensively remodelled mid-late C17 with C18 alterations and additions, c1800 alterations and refacing, and restoration of late 1970s. Coursed squared gritstone; pantile roof with stone slates at eaves. 2 storeys; 5 bays with parallel rear range flanked by wings at either side, the right one having single-storey range projecting at right-angles. Plinth, plat band. Central C17 door with interlocking moulded panels and curvilinear motifs to top in porch of rusticated stone which has round-arched doorway flanked by corniced pilasters rising to cornice with block- ing course and acorn finials and inside, the return walls have rusticated semi-domed niches with moulded impost band. Restored 18-pane sashes below keyed lintels on ground floor; unequally-hung 15-pane sashes above. Shaped kneelers, ashlar coping. Broad, external C17 stack at left end with stone quoins and strings, stepped at top; another brick stack towards right end of ridge. Rear: right wing a remnant of C16 house the rest C18; plat band; C20 porch is angle formed by rear range and projecting left wing. C20 small-pane stair window with keyed lintel. External brick stack to gable of right wing, which formerly extended further rearwards. Left wing has Welsh slates to right-hand roof pitch and cruciform-plan ridge stack. Left return: C20 sashes as front. Right return: chamfered plinth, plat band, windows as front; projecting at right end, single-storey gabled wing with 12-pane side-sliding sash, moulded kneelers, chamfered coping and eaves band to returns. Interior: in front left room, large stone fireplace has chamfered, segmental arch with raised keystone in elaborate wooden surround comprising flanking half-columns with others above flanking 2 bays of panelling with 2 round-arched, notched panels each, shorter panels above and below having dado, but more complete in first floor rooms which also have panelled doors, and fireplaces of c1800; earlier square- headed chamfered fireplace in first floor, front left room. Major feature is massive dog-leg stair with turned balusters and square-section panelled newels with ball finials and raised lozenges. Dog-leg back stairs have moulded splat balusters. Osgodby Hall, guide booklet.

Listing NGR: SE4924180902