Description

COSTOCK NOTTINGHAM ROAD SK 52 NE (east side) 5/7 Highfields 2.5.86 II Dower house, now house. 1729 with early C20 and c.1985 alterations. Designed by and built for Sir Thomas Parkyns of Bunny Hall. In the main red brick stretchers with blue brick headers, some yellow brick and rubble with ashlar dressings. Concrete pantile bell canted mansard C20 roof. 2 lateral and single ridge red brick stacks. Each corner of the house with clasping buttresses. Those to the front/south set on a rubble and chamfered ashlar plinth, of 2 stages with moulded ashlar band having chamfered ashlar quoins below the band and being panelled above, the panelling forming pilasters with moulded ashlar capitals. The buttresses to the rear lacking quoins. First floor band broken by the buttresses. 2 storey, 3 bay south front. Single C20 tripartite cross casement. To the left is a C20 2 bay lean-to with large C20 openings. Above are 2 similar casements with single central similar smaller casement, windows under segmental arches. Left/west front of 5 bays. 3 similar casements, to the right is a doorway and further right a single similar casement. Above are 5 similar smaller casements. All casements under segmental arches. The right/east front withn round arched blocked or part blocked window openings with ashlar keystones, and now with C20 casements. Rear has on the first floor 2 round arched part blocked openings with ashlar keystones and imposts and now with C20 casements. Under the eaves in blue brick is the inscription "Sir T. Parkyns A.D. 1729". Highfields was the dower house to Bunny Hall.

Listing NGR: SK5858227473

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