Description

SJ 22 NE OSWESTRY RURAL C.P. WOODHILL

5/217 Woodhill
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GV II

Small country house. Early and mid-C18, extended late C19. Red brick,
slate hipped roofs with triglyph frieze and moulded eaves cornice, ridge
and end stacks. Rectangular main block with C19 square projection to
north-east corner; late C19 and C20 service ranges to rear. 2 and 3
storeys with attics; asymmetrical 8-bay east front, 3 tiers of glazing
bar sashes to right-hand 4 bays and 2 tiers of larger sash windows
to left, all with gauged heads; entrance in fourth bay from right, 6-panel
double doors with decorative radial fanlight under moulded entablature
supported by 4 decorated console brackets; 3-bay projecting range to
right has glazing bar sashes with horns and hip-roofed dormer in roof
slope. Interior: C18 dog-leg wooden staircase with elegant turned,
decorated balusters and moulded handrail rides to attic; ground-floor
rooms have carved wooden cornices and decorative plasterwork to ceilings,
a noticeable feature being the much greater height of the rooms on the
left side of the house; also several wooden fireplaces with carved dense
foliage decoration. There is said to have formerly been a portico
over the main entrance door.

Listing NGR: SJ2694926549

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26305919

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings