HER 12952 - VANN

House, formerly farmhouse. Original building was a four-bay timberframed hall-house of c1540 with red brick 1689 parlour wing added to south. From 1908 onwards the architect, W D Caroe, adapted the farm complex into a house for his own occupation, linking an 18th century barn, cart shed and pigsties to the north-west of the original farmhouse by means of a new wing to the northeast. H-shaped plan, the 16th century range forming the cross bar of the 'H' with wing extending at right angles to end forming an 'L' shaped entrance court to north. Timberframed range to centre, clad in brick to west and with exposed flaming with painted brick infill to east. Old tiled roof with tall brick chimneystack. Two storeys; 4 windows. First floor east has an original diamond-mullioned window and two imitations by W D Caroe. Ground floor early 20th century bays and 6-light mullioned and transomed window. West side has lean-to with diamond-panelled door. To south is c1689 Parlour Wing, red brick with tiled roof, hipped except to east which is gabled and tile-hung. Two storeys and attics; 2 windows. Cross-mullioned windows. W D Caroe added a 2 storey brick extension in matching style to the south. Early 20th century link block to north of 2 storeys, part brick, part weatherboarded with tiled roofs and casement windows with attached 1733 lead water tank to east. North east wing by W D Caroe has stone piers on the ground floor with seat recesses and attached stone and wood pergola and weatherboarded first floor decorated with large zinc nails. Casement windows and canted first floor bay hung with shingles facing south. To north west is one storey weatherboarded link of 18th century former cart sheds and pigsties leading to taller 18th century former barn, converted by W D Caroe into a Great Hall with added gallery and chimneystack to east. This is weatherboarded, decorated with large zinc nails and with half-hipped tiled roof and casement windows. 1540 house has open fireplace to ground floor north room retaining 17th century spit and crane. A spectacular plaster ceiling of c1620 was removed from a house at Llandovery in Carmarthenshire. There is a built in settle, a built-in sideboard constructed by Caroe from architectural fragments and 1930s sliding panelling to close off the hall and stairs in winter. The 1689 wing has an original staircase with turned balusters and square newel post. Original plank and 2 panelled doors with metal finger plates by Caroe. Panelled room on each floor and original fireplace with Delft tiles to ground floor. The Great Hall is of 5 bays with angled queen strut roof with through purlins, some staggered. The walls are lined with elm boards decorated with large zinc nails. The northernmost part was used as a billiard room and retains early 20th century metal pendant lighting. Unusual built-in cupboard. Gallery built out to east has reused timbers and brick fireplace. North east wing has Caroe staircase with turned balusters and shaped end post and resited Jacobean mantelpiece of 1619 with the initials W P M. The grounds of Vann have been noted in the Register of Parks and Gardens of special Interest in England. Part 40: Surrey Grade II. [Pevsner BOE Surrey (1971) p 301. Richard Haslam "Vann, Surrey" in Country Life June 26th 1986. Barbara Freeman "W D Caroe, his architectural achievement." 1990 pp 102-106.] SU 93NE HAMBLEDON C.P. VANN LANE 9/154 Lower Vann 9/3/60 II House. 16th century to centre, 17th century extension to south with 18th century alterations, late 19th century/early 20th century to north. Timber framed range to centre with rendered infill on brick plinth under plain tiled roof. Snecked sandstone block with tile-on-edge mouldings to plinth, weatherboard and shingled above under plain tiled roofs with tile hung hipped-ends. Red brick range to north with tile hung gable ends. H-shaped plan, the 16th century range forming the cross bar of the 'H' with wing extending at right angles to end to forming 'L' shaped entrance court to north. Entrance front:- Two storeys and attics, some under flat tile-hung leaded casement dormers. L-shaped, with hipped roof wing to left. Stone and brick multiple stack under corbelled top at junction of ranges, further stacks to side of right hand wing and diagonal stack to centre. Three leaded casement windows across the first floor and shingled oriel window on right hand wing with gable-lit attic. Two windows to ground floor and one window in gabled porch to right end. Studded door in recess to end. Three first floor and two ground floor windows to left wing, which continues over a tile-on-edge and sandstone arch with chamfered corners to piers. Single storey, hipped roof return wall to end. Rear:- Gable end to right with single angle bay to first floor over ground floor recess. Four framed bay range to centre with leaded casement fenestration. Very tall offset stack to left of centre, and arched bracing to first floor. Five windows to first floor, two with diagonal mullions, projecting ground floor with leaded windows. Tall 17th century gable end to left. Irregular casement fenestration with two windows on the first floor and door to ground floor right. The grounds of Lower Vann have been noted in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Interest in England Part 40: Surrey as Grade II. PEVSNER: Buildings of England, Surrey (1971) p.301. Listing NGR: SU9827137548

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