Description

SX 48 NW STOWFORD STOWFORD

3/306 Stowford House Hotel
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GV II

Hotel, formerly rectory. Early to mid C19. Whitewashed rendered brick with hipped
slate roof and rendered stacks at left and right ends. The main block is double
depth with a rear central stair hall and is entered on the right-hand end. A rear
right wing may be a rebuilding of an earlier house and was used as service rooms. 3
storeys. 3-bay symmetrical front with original fenestration consisting of tripartite
sash windows to left and right and central sash windows to the first and second floor
only. The ground floor large tripartite sashes have a central light of 6-panes over
9 and outer lights of 2-panes over 3. The first floor middle window is a 12-pane
sash, the flanking tripartite sashes have a central 12-pane light and outer 4-pane
lights. On the second floor the middle window is 3-panes over 6 and the flanking
tripartite sashes have a central light of 3-panes over 6 and outer lights of 1-pane
over 2. The front door on the right-hand end has 10 fielded panels below an
elliptical fanlight with spider's web pattern glazing bars.
Interior Contemporary joinery survives, including a deep skirting board, 6-panel
doors, shutters and a full height stair with landings with stick balusters and a
wreathed handrail. The principal room also has a cornice and ceiling rose, and a
circa early C20 fireplace in a C18 style with egg and dart moulding and festoons.

Listing NGR: SX4347286945

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399443

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