This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.
BOBBINGTON C.P. SIX ASHES ROAD (south- SO 89 SW east side) 4/9 The Blakelands and attached garden wall, 16.6.53 railings and gate (formerly listed as The Blakelands) GV II* House, wall, railings and gate. Dated 1722 but incorporating a C17 building to the rear. Red brick encasing some earlier timber framing; hipped plain tile roof with bracketed overhanging eaves; brick integral end stack and ridge stack. L-shaped house of 1722; front range aligned north- east/south-west facing north-west and rear wing to the north-east aligned north-west/south-east; 3 parallel rear ranges aligned north-west/south- east occupy the re-entrant angle between front range and wing, these contain the core of a C17 house. North-west front. 2 storeys on cellar with sandstone plinth; moulded brick first floor cornice and moulded eaves band.
7 windows, all with gauged brick heads, some retain original 24-pane glazing bar sashes, otherwise 12-pane glazing bar sashes and cross casements, some with leaded panes, 2 cellar windows to left. Central 6-panel door with wooden pilasters and semi-circular pediment. Lead rainwater heads to left and right inscribed 1 C 7 A front garden is enclosed by brick 2EM 2 walls the sides and ornamental wrought iron railings and gate at the front; square brick gate piers with stone ball finials. North-east elevation.
2 storeys and attic; 4 bays, ground floor windows retain 24-pane glazing bar sashes; 2 early C19 glazing bar sashes to first floor left, central small- pane stair window with semi-circular head breaks through the first floor cornice; 3 attic dormers with hipped roofs. Interior. Entrance hall.
Early C18 stone fireplace with pilasters, moulded cornice and pediment; large plaster wall panels with heavy moulded frames, dentilled plaster cornice with egg and dart frieze. C18 rear wing. 2 rooms with large painted wooden wallpanels and bold ogee moulded cornice; open well staircase with turned balusters and ramped handrail; on the first floor a room lined with early C18 wall panelling, probably inserted. C17 rear wings. Late C17 dog-leg staircase with corkscrew twist balusters from first floor to attic; exposed C17 square panelled timber framing with tension braces. Several early C18 panelled doors throughout the house.
Listing NGR: SO8210991580
This is part of the Series: IOE01/0880 IOE Records taken by Mark Hadley; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England
© Mr Mark Hadley. Source: Historic England Archive
This photograph was taken for the Images of England project
Photographer: Hadley, Mark
Rights Holder: Hadley, Mark
Brick, Tile, Timber, Tudor Timber Framed House, Elizabethan Monument (By Form), Stuart Timber Framed Building, Jacobean House, Domestic, Dwelling, Rainwater Head, Water Supply And Drainage, Gate, Unassigned, Gate Pier, Garden Wall, Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Wall, Barrier, Railings
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