Description

ST51SE BARWICK CP BARWICK PARK

5/5 Barwick House and orangery

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GV II

Country House, now approved school. Either a rebuild or a substantial remodelling of circa 1830. Ham stone ashlar;
Welsh slate roof between coped gables; stone chimney stacks. In early C17 style, 2 and 3 storeys, with principal
facade of 9-bays to South East, of which bays -4 to -8 are 3-storey and project, and bay-9 projects further and has
feature gable. Semi-circular arched stone entrance porch with Doric corner columns and openwork parapet crowned with
urns to bay-5; Venetian windows to bays -2 and -9 ground floor with 3-light sash windows above, the remainder large
single light sash windows in architraves with strapwork decoration over: Dutch-type pedimented gables with profusion of
urn pinnacles. On North side a 3-bay single storey orangery, with semi-circular arcades and highly ornamental openwork
parapets, roofless (May 1983). Interior not seen. The focus of Barwick Park estate, including four surviving follies
(qv).

Listing NGR: ST5606814287

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26309047

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)