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Somersby Grange

Somersby Grange is a Grade I listed Georgian country house in Somersby, Lincolnshire. [1]

The house was built in 1722 for Robert Burton, the local lord of the manor. [2] It is built in red brick to a rectangular plan with two storeys over a basement and has four square corner towers and a hipped slate roof behind a parapet. [2] The parapet is embattled on the north front above the main entrance, to which a porch was later added. [2] A two-storey extension was added to the east side to provide additional accommodation. [2] Although in the style of Sir John Vanbrugh, the house was probably designed by Robert Alfray. [2]

Adjacent to the house is the rectory, now called Somersby House, where Alfred Lord Tennyson was born and raised.

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References

  1. Historic England. "SOMERSBY GRANGE (1147797)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. "Historic Building Report" (PDF). RCHME Crown Copyright.

Coordinates: 53°14′00″N0°00′40″E / 53.2334°N 0.0110°E / 53.2334; 0.0110