NHER 21900 (Building record) - Stower Grange Hotel

November 1985. Stower Grange Hotel, Old Rectory. Visit (exterior only seen).
Basically 17th century.
Overall building of eleven bays but several builds. Now in three sections delineated by roof lines, central section of five bays and western two bays of eastern section are original house, shown by flint plinth, projecting return of flint edged in brick on line of original east gable, and older brickwork. Main south façade hidden by creeper but at rear (north) it can clearly be seen that this original building was single storeyed; projecting springer of original gable in centre of north wall of east part; stack on line of this gable. Plan of house still retains original end stack plan. Marks on north wall suggest attic storey windows at top of original walling. Building heightened in 18th century? brick and extended one bay east in 18th or 19th century; roof of east section (three bays) including part original block later lowered again. West section added in gault brick later 19th century, three bays two storeys with hipped roof and doorway; 19th century doorway also to east section. At rear (north) double gabled two storey projection in purple brick must post date heightening of original building - perhaps early 18th century. Also a large whitewashed rear extension to central and west section, with projecting bay - 19th century.
(S1) says interior has only late work visible including 19th century staircase, and cellar (undated).
E. Rose (NAU) and S. Ashley (NAU), 2 November 1985.

(S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 5 December 2003.

May 1987.
Fragment of late medieval building in east range - probably timber framed with brick gables, early or mid 16th century. T-shaped central section built about 1700, east wing largely rebuilt. Extensively rebuit and enlarged in 1855; west range built at this time. East range heightened and extended east between 1894 and 1926.
See (S3).
D. Robertson (NLA), 7 November 2005.