Building record MLI42386 - Somersby Grange

Summary

Red brick house built in 1722 for Robert Burton.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1722 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1722 AD to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

Somersby Grange was built in 1722 for Robert Burton. On stylistic grounds the design of the building has been attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh, although a drawing held in the Banks Collection at Lincoln suggests Robert Alfray may have been the architect. Additions to the house were undertaken in 1929. The building is contructed of red brick, and features a hipped slate roof behind a parapet embattled to the north with wide cornice. It is of two storeys set onto a deep plinth with cellar beneath, and has a principal north front with ground floor impost band. The outer single bays project forming mock turrets and have mock machicolations. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {1}{2}{3}{4} Although stylistically ascribed to Sir John Vanbrugh, his involvement with the design is thought to be unlikely. The main building is constructed of red brick laid in Flemish bond, and is rectangular in plan with four corner towers, linked by a parapet with crenallations and machiolations. The original layout provided service space in the basement, principal reception rooms and kitchen on the ground floor, and bedrooms at first florr level. The principal entrance is in the north front, with a second entrance in the central bay of the south front. The single-storey brick porch was added to the north front in the late 18th century. The single-storey western wing was added in the mid to late 19th century. {5}{6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 37 SW: DI.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.659-60.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/72.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1147797.
  •  Report: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1994. Somersby Grange, Church Lane, Somersby. -.
  •  Unpublished Document: Historic England. Document Held by The Historic England Archive. BF086649.

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Grid reference Centred TF 34323 72593 (19m by 13m) Surveyed
Civil Parish SOMERSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Dec 17 2025 9:16AM

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