Building record MLI81537 - Branston Hall and outbuildings
Summary
Branston Hall and outbuildings
Type and Period (2)
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1885 AD to 2050 AD)
- OUTBUILDING (Post Medieval to Modern - 1885 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Branston Hall was built between 1884-6
is a country house built in 1885, and was designed by J McVicar for Lord Vere Bertie, in the Elizabethan Revival style. It has a two storey main block, with a lower service block to the east, and single storey outbuildings around a courtyard beyond. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}{2}{3}
Country House 1885 designed by J McVicar for Lord Vere Bertie, in Elizabethan Revival style. Rock faced stone with ashlar dressings. Green slate ridge roofs, with tall octagonal stacks in various groups. Ashlar plinth, first floor band topped with cornice and coped parapet and Dutch coped gables with finials. Two-and-half-storey. Garden front has central 3-light cross windows, with 2 single light windows eitherside, flanked by square bay windows each 5-light cross casements. Above 5-light central oriel, flanked by 2 single light windows and again flanked with square bays. Above 3, 3-light windows in gables, the central gable has plaque inscribed "1885". East front obscured by C20 additions. Entrance front has grand porte corchere of 4 columns, 4 square columns and 4 pilasters all Tuscan Doric with strapwork decoration, topped with ornate entablature and pierced balustrade. Plus 3-storey stair turret rising from square to octagonal and topped by octagonal leaded cap. Two-storey service wing to east, with single storey outbuildings around a courtyard beyond. Various single storey C20 additions to east and south-west. Interiors have contemporary staircase and fireplaces with some panelled rooms.
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. {}{}
Branston Hall was built between 1884-6
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.180.
- <2> SLI6615 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 7/13.
- <3> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1317238.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 01486 67421 (45m by 51m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRANSTON AND MERE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 13 2026 9:43AM
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