Description

BUSHWOOD Bushwood Lane

8/143 Bushwood Hall

11.4.67

GV II

Circa C17, front section rebuilt 1708, altered early C19. Situated on an
earlier moated site. Stuccoed brick front range with timber-framed rear wing.
Steeply pitched plain tile roofs with gabled ends. Two storeys, three window
front. Front (west) elevation with three gables, the central one projecting
slightly. Three steps up to central four-centred arched doorway, plank door
and hood-mould. To left and right a 6-light mullion/transom window with leaded
panes. At first floor a central two-light and to left and right three-light
mullioned casements with leaded panes. Central window has hood mould. Twin
shafted brick chimney stack at north gable. The earlier portions of the house
are lower and comprise a parallel range with wing at right angles. Robert
Catesby, the chief originator of the Gunpower Plot was born here in 1573.
He was a lineal descendant of William Catesby, the favourite of Richard III.

Listing NGR: SP1759769201

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26286803

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)