Building record 3084/0/16 - No.25 Seaton Road

A 13th to 14th century hermitage that was altered and extended during the 17th and 18th centuries and is now a house. The building is located on the western side of Seaton Road opposite the Church of St. John. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone and lias with a double pitch thatch roof with brick chimney stacks at each gable end. The entrance front has a four window range of casement windows under wooden lintels that are formed into pairs each side of a central entrance door with a wooden porch. The two bays to the left are squared coursed lias and the two bays to the right are limestone. The right corner is lias with a 14th century chamfered plinth.

{1} Probably hermitage, now house. Probably C14th altered and extended C17th and C18th. Squared coursed limestone and lias with thatch roof. Original plan interminate, used as 2-single unit houses until C20th. 2 storeys. 4-window range of C19 casement windows under wood lintels. Central C20 door, also under wood lintel, with C20 porch. 2 bays to left are squared coursed lias and 2 bays to right are limestone. Right hand corner is lias with C14 chamfered plinth. Brick stacks at ends. Rear elevation, 2 bays to ight break forward. Interior: wall to right of entrance hall incorporates C14 double chamfered arch with polygonal responds. The arch is now subdivided by the inserted first floor structure. Noted as having remains of open fireplaces and 2 dogleg staircases.

{5} Undated photo, also photo dated 29.11/1999.

{6} [Former list description] The site of a 13th to 14th century hermitage that was altered and extended during the 17th and 18th centuries and is now a house. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone and lias with a double pitch thatch roof with brick chimney stacks at each gable end. The entrance front has a four window range of casement windows under wooden lintels that are formed into pairs each side of a central entrance door with a wooden porch. The two bays to the left are squared coursed lias and the two bays to the right are limestone. The right corner is lias with a 14th century chamfered plinth. The house is a Grade II Listed Building.

Historic England, 25 SEATON ROAD, HARRINGWORTH, BF084519 (Archive). SNN115323.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/136 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G11 (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.83 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Serjeantson R.M.; Longden Isham H., 1913, The Parish Churches & Religious Houses of Northamptonshire: Their Dedications, Altars etc., P337 (Extract). SNN1080.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Harringworth (Photographs). SNN112529.

<6> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, District of Listing: East Northamptonshire. 31-Mar-1988 (Report). SNN112993.

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