Description

SU 7575 SONNING PEARSON ROAD
(north side)

14/25 The Dower House
1.8.52

GV II

House.Early C18 refronting of older building. 2 storeys and attic, chequer
brick with red dressing and quoins, moulded first floor string, moulded
and bracketted, painted wood cornice, hipped old tile roof, large chimneys
to east and to north west. South front has 3 C19 gabled dormers and 5 bays,
vertical sliding sash windows with glazing bars in architrave frames, the
upper with sun-blind cases, 4-panelled central door in shallow panelled
reveals, doorcase of fluted Doric pilasters, supporting entablature with
triglyph frieze. Adjoining section to east refronted C18, altered timber
frame at back, 2 storeys brick, first floor string hipped old tile roof.
3 bays upper sash windows with architrave frames, ground floor 2-light
casements with lattice leading.

Listing NGR: SU7576775422

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26410967

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)