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This historic medieval hall house dating from around 1375 was extended and altered in 1574 and again around 1690, when the mullioned windows were inserted and the classical doorcase added, along with a fine newel staircase, and the important early garden layout. Battlements were added in the 19th century, and in the early 20th century many of the windows were replaced with Critall steel casements. The steel windows rusted, while the foundations which were undermined when the garden was laid out, and the alterations to the windows, led to structural cracking and sagging of floors. Repairs using impermeable cement render and pointing led to further defects. We are addressing these issues in a phased programme of rebuilding and repointing, repairs and replacements, carried out over a number of years. These have also provided the opportunity to restore missing windows to match surviving historic examples. |
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