Building record MLI96107 - 14 and 15 St George's Square, Stamford
Summary
14 and 15 St George's Square, Stamford, is a much altered late medieval house
Type and Period (3)
- HOUSE (Rebuilt 1720, Medieval to Modern - 1500 AD to 2050 AD)
- HALL HOUSE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1720 AD?)
- COURTYARD (Medieval to Modern - 1500 AD to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
PRN 38609
This pair of stone houses incorporates much medieval masonry and has numerous gables and an uneven plan. It is built around three sides of a small courtyard.It was originally a manor house and has been used as a dower house. It was largely demolished and rebuilt in the 18th century. 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}
This house is said to have been the house of David Cyssell who died in 1536. It is said to have been demolished in 1720, but actually much of the old structure was retained but was drastically remodelled. It is built around an open courtyard. The main range is on the south and probably dates to the early 16th century. It had east and west cross wings which have been extended towards the street, on the east by the addition of a lower range added against the gable and on the west by the replacement of the wing with a longer one in the early 17th century. There are a number of early 17th century windows, some blocked, including a small projecting window on the north gable of the east wing which dates to around 1600. The interior has been much altered and the original room arrangement can no longer be detected. The east wing retains a massive fireplace with a reset stone bracket of around 1500. The south wing has various reset early 16th century ceiling beams. The staircase is early 18th century, and some rooms have early 19th century details. {2}
This house originally consisted of a hall situated parellel to and well back from the street, with one or two wings gable end to the street. The east wing was probably the kitchen range. The whole building has been greatly altered and only its plan suggests it medieval origins. The roof is entirely modern. {3}
This house
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/158.
- <2> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 296, pp 118-19.
- <3> SLI12932 Bibliographic Reference: ROGERS, A.. 1970. The Medieval Buildings of Stamford. No 32, p 33.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 711.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0323 0705 (25m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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