Building record MLI99180 - Summerhouse of Stukeley House, Stamford

Summary

Summerhouse, built c.1840, against the garden wall of Stukeley House, Stamford.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1840 AD? to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

Summerhouse in the garden of Stukeley House. It was probably built in built c.1840, when Stukeley House was bought by James Atter who rebuilt parts of the house and altered the gardens. The summerhouse is built up against the north garden wall and faces south over the garden. It is rectangular in plan, and is built in the Tudor revival style, with square timber framing and rendered panels, supported on a plinth of ashlared limestone laid to courses. It is single-storey, with a roof covering of plain red clay tiles. The building bears the 18th century stone tablet with a quotation from Cowley that Stukeley had placed in the Temple of Flora, one of the garden buildings that has since been lost. The interior has a canted ceiling clad in square panelling, four panels of which are pierced in an elaborate pattern. There is a stone chimneypiece in the north-east corner which has a moulded Tudor arch, and the floor is covered in wood blocks laid in a chequerboard pattern. 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}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1412673.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 02751 07281 (5m by 5m) Surveyed
Civil Parish STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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