Description

AVEBURY -
SU 07 SE
11/42 Racquets Court,
Avebury Manor

II

Racquets Court, later squash court. Early C18 ashlar facade to C19
rendered brick building. Stone tiled roof. Building of 4 bays.
Facade has central doorcase with ashlar architrave and 8-panel
fielded door, and broken segmental pediment on console brackets.
Central square urn and finial. Either side, 15-pane sash windows
also with plain ashlar surrounds, and round headed opening over
door, now without glazing. Gable raised at centre and shaped up to
wooden octagonal bell turret with turned balusters to arches
carrying lead covered domed roof. Interior has stair and balcony
at entrance end. Condition poor at time of survey (April 1986).

Listing NGR: SU0979670031

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26285287

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair