Building record 2881/0/24 - No.53 Church Street (Desborough House)

A house that was probably built during the late 17th to early 18th century is situated on the western side of Church Street. The house is constructed of squared coursed limestone and ashlar with a double pitch Collyweston slate roof with an ashlar chimney stack on the right with a stone chimney stack to the left. It is of two stories with an attic range lit by two gabled dormer windows. The main facade has a range of two and three light stone mulloned windows to the first floor with casements on the ground floor. At the rear is a 20th century flat roofed extension.

{1} House. Probably late C17/early C18. Squared coursed limestone with Collyweston slate roof. Originally 2-unit plan. 2 storeys with attic, 2-window range of casement windows, with glazing bars, under wood lintels, to ground floor. 3-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion window to first floor right and 2-light stone mullion window, with chamfered mullions, to first left. Both mullion windows have leaded-lights with some crown glass and hood moulds. Central, C19, part-glazed door under wood lintel. Pair of gabled roof dormers with casement windows. Ashlar stack to right and stone stack to left. Lincolnshire dormer to rear also C20 flat roof extension. Interior not inspected but noted as having C18 corner cupboard in the hall and probably remains of open fireplace.

{5} Undated photo;

{1, 6} The site of a house that was probably built during the late 17th to early 18th century. The house is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a Collyweston Slate roof. Its is two stories with an attic and a window range of two and three light stone mulloned windows and gabled dormers. An ashlar stack is located on the right with a stone stack to the left. At the rear is a 20th century flat roofed extension. The building is Listed at Grade II.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/48 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.55 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> 1820, Easton on the Hill Inclosure Map 15 (NRO Map 2895; BEO M399), (unchecked) (Map). SNN102482.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Easton On The Hill (Photographs). SNN111661.

<6> Historic England, Building File (Uncertain). SNN71057.

<7> Historic England, Undated, DESBOROUGH HOUSE, EASTON ON THE HILL, BF084033 (Archive). SNN113984.

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Sep 5 2022 11:51AM