Building record 2416/13/3 - No.30 Market Place (East Wing of Bramston House)

A late 17th/early 18th century house, now subdivided. This portion, Bramston House - east wing, is a tall, 18th house of three storeys, ashlar faced, with plinth, end pilasters with entablature, heavy dentilled cornice and high balustrade (roof not visible). Bands between the storeys. Five windows, central entrance. Windows are hung sashes in wide wooden cases, plain stone architraves with keystones. High entrance has moulded architrave with keystone, deep reveals, and doorway approached by three stone steps, door with incised panels and fanlight. Good garden front.

{1} Bramston House is a tall, C18 house of 3 storeys, ashlar faced, with plinth, end pilasters with entablature, heavy dentilled cornice and high balustrade (roof not visible). Bands between the storeys. 5 windows, central entrance. Windows are hung sashes in wide wooden cases, plain stone architraves with keystones. High entrance has moulded architrave with keystone, deep reveals, and doorway approached by 3 stone steps, door with incosed panels and fanlight. Good garden front. All the listed bu ldings in Market Place form a group.

{4} Observations were undertaken during the cutting through of a new doorway between kitchen and dining room at Bramston House (No 30). It revealed an earlier access between the later kitchen in the adjoining house to the west and the cellars, which probably contained the original kitchens and wine cellars.

{5} (TL04218808) Bramston (NAT)

{6} Two udated photos;

Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), 1:2500 1969 (Map). SNN112944.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 1/128 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H16 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Hall D.N., 1960-1999, Rockingham Forest Project: Archaeological Sites Recorded by David Hall, (unchecked) (Database). SNN102279.

<4> Woodfield, P, 2001, Bramston House, Oundle: Observation undertaken during minor internal alterations, July 2001 (Report). SNN112195.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Oundle (Photographs). SNN114658.

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Mar 22 2023 10:18AM