Description

FAWLEY EAGLEHURST SU 40 SE 13/17 Eaglehurst House East and Eaglehurst House 8.10.59 West (formerly listed as Eaglehurst) GV II Small country house, now 2 dwellings. Late C18, altered C19 and C20. Yellow brick, mainly stuccoed and painted, slate and lead roof. House set across garden from Luttrells Tower (qv) and original part on axis with tower. Original part has central part of single storey block 3 bays deep, 3 wide with ½ bay on either end; on garden side, flanking quadrant links to 2 storey hexagonal towers, behind one tower, parallel but offset to centre range block, and linked to it, 2 storey 5 x 3 bay block, with single storey links around courtyard to stableblock (this block and tower attached are West, and rest of original part is East). Garden front has to centre block, full height canted central bay with French doors to front and cross-windows to front. Cornice over with pedimented parapet. Either side lower rectangular bay with crenellated parapet and French windows with side lights. Behind these front has parapet in form of pediment. Flanking quadrant links have raised flat cornice and parapets in form of pediment. RH tower has 1st and 2nd floor cornice and crenellated parapet. LH tower the same except for altered front with slightly projecting crenellated bay with 4-part French window and tripartite window over. To LH of tower yellow brick 2 storey block. Other side of original centre part plain with Tuscan columns flanking centre. Inside this single storey block are 3 main rooms and a hall. The 3 rooms with plaster barrel-vaulted ceilings coved in 2 tiers, and having good quality plaster plaque over fireplace depicting classical scenes. Ionic fireplace in central room. Gothick fireplace in hall and imported C17 fireplace with 4-centred arch and strapwork in other room.

Listing NGR: SP3890102660

External Links

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