Description

WORTON OVER WORTON
SP42NW
6/245 Worton House

- II
Large house. c.1816 for William Wilson, extended and internally re-modelled
c.1850. Marlstone ashlar and some render; Welsh-slate roofs with ashlar stacks.
Double-depth plan. 3 storeys with single-storey wings, partly raised to 2
storeys. Earlier central 3 bays of 7-window front have storey bands, 12-pane
sashes, and a central late C19 ashlar porch with a heavy wooden cornice.
2-window wings break forward with 12-pane sashes to right and 4-pane to left.
Left wing raised c.1923 with rendered walls. Plain parapets conceal
shallow-pitched hipped roofs and carry symmetrical flanking stacks with
cornices; the parapet of the right wing sweeping up to 2 end stacks. Rear is
plain and has been altered in one bay, but retains an ornamental overlight to
the central door. Interior: 3-bay entrance hall with arched recesses and 2
marble fireplaces; other mid C19 decoration; oak stair c.1900.
(V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.XI, p.296).

Listing NGR: SP4312529138

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26304246

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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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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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House