Description

WOOLHAMPTON WOOLHAMPTON HILL
SU 56 NE (south side)

3/26 Kennet Orley

GV II

House. 1909 by Sir Mervyn Macartney in Free William and Mary style. Red
brick with plat band brick quoins, gauged window heads with alternating projecting
voussoirs, and keystones. Deep eaves with panelled soffit to hipped tile roof;
3 later hipped dormers with casements, and 3 asymmetrically placed panelled
stacks. T-plan with one storey service wing to right. 2 storeys and attic;
5 bays with slight width differences between windows, leaded 2-light mullioned
first floor windows, and leaded ground floor cross windows. Central rusticated
porch has concave sides with round windows, 6-panelled door with radial fanlight,
and cornice to flat roof. Garden front: roof hipped in 2 stages, with 3 later
hipped dormers and C20 square dormer to left. 3 canted bays with leaded mullioned
windows; central ground floor loggia with 4 Tuscan columns, 2 cross windows
behind either side of central French casements, and segmental headed casements
with keystones in right and left hand return walls. South-east front: 3 bays.
Doors, porch and balcony are later additions. Interior: original plan, including
staircase, remains; alterations include some later fireplaces and mouldings.
This house was designed by the architect for himself. BOE, Berkshire, p. 312;
The English House 1860-1914, G. Stamp, 1980, The Building Centre Trust, p.27
(including plan).

Listing NGR: SU5745467015

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26410819

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)