Description

WICKHAM HIGH STREET
SU 5711
(south west side)
10/48 The Old House Hotel (formerly
6.3.67 listed as The Old House under The
GV II* Square)

House, now hotel. 1707. Brick walls of blue headers with flush red quoins, rubbed
flat and oval arches, moulded 1st and 2nd floor bands, moulded impost bands to the
ground-floor oval arches (with brick-filled spandrels): parapet with moulded stone
coping. Tile roof, catslide at rear. Symmetrical north-west front elevation of
three storeys five windows. Original sashes in exposed frames. Doorcase of full
Roman Doric Order, with segmental pediment, fluted pilasters on pedestals, architrave,
7-panelled (top 3 glazed) door, above stone steps. A southside entrance gate has
simple brick piers, with pineapples. Long rear wing of similar style, of two storeys
and attic five windows. Within, there is a room with complete pinewood panelling,
panelling to the hall, and original dog-leg staircase (with turned balusters) set
in vertical panelling.

Listing NGR: SU5729711498

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Old House Hotel official website
• Wikidata Q17540381

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Recommended Books

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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (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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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability