Ganthorpe House And Gates And Railings To Front Garden

SE 67 SE GANTHORPE MAIN STREET (north side) 1/25 Ganthorpe House and gates and railings to front 25.1.54 garden

GV II

House. Early C18 with mid C19 remodelling of cross wing and additions. Hammer dressed sandstone, brick rear wing, blue pantile roof to earliest wing, Welsh slate roofs to later wings. Originally L-shaped with cross wing to right, with latter additions to rear. 2 storeys, 5 first floor windows including 2 in gable end of cross wing. Early C18 wing: 2-course plinth. 6-panel double door with top 2 panels glazed, in eared architrave carrying pulvinated frieze and moulded pediment. 20-pane sash windows in moulded architraves to left. First floor: 20-pane sash windows in moulded architraves. Coved eaves. Gable coping and shaped kneeler to left. End stacks and ridge stack. Cross wing: 2-course plinth. One ground floor and 2 first floor windows, all sashes with glazing bars in moulded architraves. Gable coping, shaped kneelers, end stack. Interior contains mid C19 staircase with column-on-vase balusters, probably contemporary with major remodelling of cross wing both internally and externally. Hallway arch carried on acanthus leaf consoles. 6 fielded-panel doors to all major rooms. Wide board door with H-L hinges to former kitchen. Wrought-iron railings and gate to front garden. A J Toynbee wrote 'The Study of History' here.

Listing NGR: SE6896870378