Description

SK 13 SE PARISH OF SUDBURY MAIN ROAD
3/65 (West-Side)
Park House and Park Cottage
GV II

House and attached cottage. Early C18 and c1875 by George Devey. Red brick with
burnt brick headers and blue brick diaper work. Timber frame. Plain tile roofs.
Three brick gable stacks and three lateral stacks, one with three diamond plan shafts
Stone coped gables with moulded kneelers to Park House. Two storeys. First floor
brick band to C18 part. Four bay north elevation of two plus two. Park Cottage to
right has a central doorway with panelled door, flanked by 2-light casement windows
with leaded lights, under flat arches. Two similar 2-light windows above. Park
House to left is taller. Doorway to right with segment head and panelled door.
Three light casement window to left under segment head and canted bay window to left
again of 1-3-1 lights. Two 2-light windows above under segment heads. Two roof
dormers above with hipped roofs. Additions by George Devey to south and east of Park
House. Each elevation has a gabled two storey timber framed porch with open
balustrade to ground floor, the upper floor coved out, with a 4-light window. South
elevation has a projecting gabled bay to right with diaper work, a 4-light casement
window to each floor, the lower one with segment relieving arch, the upper with
wedge brick lintel. Blind circular window in the gable. Timber framing continues
to left on upper floor. Lower Projecting gabled bay to left. Park Cottage has
an inscription T Coxon 1878. Coxon was the estate manager or Clerk of Works at
the time, to the Sudbury estate. Source: Original drawings in the Vernon Estate
Office.

Listing NGR: SK1581032406

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26532019

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy