Description

SP52SE
6/1

AMBROSDEN
A41
(South side)
Wretchwick Farmhouse

GV
II

Farmhouse. Early C18 and late C18/early C19. Limestone rubble with brick
dressings and some wooden lintels; old plain-tile roof with brick gable stacks.
L-plan. 2 storeys plus attic. 5-window front, originally symmetrical, has a
brick storey band and retains brick jambs to the 6-pane sashes at first floor,
except the window to extreme right which has a wider tripartite sash; at ground
floor is evidence for 4 windows, originally with brick flat arches, but there
are now 2 large tripartite sashes with wooden lintels, flanking the central C20
porch. Roof has 3 gabled roof dormers with leaded casements. Outshut against
right gable wall has a round window. Later rear wing returns from left end and
is in similar style. Interior not inspected.
(V.C H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.VI, p.20).

Listing NGR: SP5979720585

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26298687

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)