Description

WICKHAM HIGH STREET SU 5711 (north-west side) 10/17 The Old Tea House (formerly 6.3.67 listed under The Square) GV II

One unit of L shape, probably at one time two houses, one facing the Square and the other the High Street, part shop but mainly a ground-floor cafe. Late C18. Walls of painted brickwork in Flemish bond, plinth, 1st floor band, rubbed flat arches with decorative (Coade style) keys. Tile roof, brick dentil eaves facing the square, coved plaster eaves to the High Street. Symmetrical south east front elevation of two storeys and attic three windows (two blank). Sashes in exposed frames. Wood Doric doorcase with open pediment, dentilled cornice, pilasters, arched opening with small key, Gothic fanlight, and four-panelled door (not used) above stone steps. The south-west elevation is symmetrical of two storeys two windows, the east side being a gable of two storeys and attic one window (being the end of the High Street facade). C18 and Victorian sashes, ground-floor shopfront with central doorway, having panelled pilasters and the remains of a fanlight.

Listing NGR: SU5729711498

External Links

• Wikidata Q26387912

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas