Building record 4097/0/1 - The Bury House, High Street

Post medieval house dated to the late 17th century with additions made during the mid 18th century and mid 19th century.

{1} Country house. Late C17th, mid C18th and mid C19th. Squared coursed limestone and ironstone with ashlar facades and Swithland slate roofs. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys. Main front of 5-window range with flanking 2 bays breaking forward. Central 6-panel double doors with moulded stone architraves. Sash windows, reducing at second floor, all with glazing bars and moulded stone architraves. Some second floor windows are blind. Plain eaves parapet and hipped roofs. Brick and stone stacks at ridge and nd. Elevation set back to left of main front is probably early C18 and has C19 casements with glazing bars and C19 lean-to porch. Garden front to right of main front is 4-window range similar to main front. Rear elevation has early C18 gable with banded ironstone and limestone and similar gabled staircase projection adjacent. Interior: panelled hall probably early C19 with bolection moulded stone fireplace. C18 eight-panelled doors with bolection moulded surrounds. Panelled window reveals. rawing room has reset C18 marble fireplace with detailed columns. Late C17 staircase with turned balusters and quarter-landing and mid C19 staircase around open well.

{4} Undated photo, also two photos dated 04.10.1989;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 13/34 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1992, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), K06 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN46686.

<3> 1825, Cottingham cum Middleton NRO Inclosure Plan 48, (unchecked) (Map). SNN102462.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Cottingham (Photographs). SNN112101.

<5> Historic England, Undated, BURY HOUSE, HIGH STREET, COTTINGHAM, BF085109 [Not accessed by NHER] (Archive). SNN112997.

Record last edited

Feb 18 2022 2:29PM