14 & 15 St George's Square, Stamford

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 14 Feb 2020

Originally a medieval manor house, with much surviving masonry although there has been considerable change over the centuries, with major rebuilding in the 18th century. Listed Grade II*. The Stamford volume of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1977 describes it as follows: "This house is said to have been the house of David Cyssell who died in 1536. It is said to have been demolished in 1720, but actually much of the old structure was retained but was drastically remodelled. It is built around an open courtyard. The main range is on the south and probably dates to the early 16th century. It had east and west cross wings which have been extended towards the street, on the east by the addition of a lower range added against the gable and on the west by the replacement of the wing with a longer one in the early 17th century. There are a number of early 17th century windows, some blocked, including a small projecting window on the north gable of the east wing which dates to around 1600. The interior has been much altered and the original room arrangement can no longer be detected. The east wing retains a massive fireplace with a reset stone bracket of around 1500. The south wing has various reset early 16th century ceiling beams. The staircase is early 18th century, and some rooms have early 19th century details."

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