Description

ST 56 NW LONG ASHTON ASHTON WATERING

7/95 Gatcombe Court

G.V. II*

Court or manor house. Late C14 - C15; altered mid - late C17 and C20.
Rubble with freestone dressings; double Roman tiled roofs at different levels;
rendered diagonal stacks. 2 storeys; and attics in 2 steep gables with ball
finials to the left (west) part. 4 bays to south elevation with the gable end
of the east wing at the far right. The ground floor has two canted bay windows
with glazing bar sashes (1930's) to the left; an off-centre projecting, square
ashlar porch with a moulded cornice and a C19 panelled and glazed door; to the
right is a C17 1:3:1-light bay window with ovolo moulded mullions, transoms and
surrounds. On the first floor to the left are 2-light cross windows under a
continuous string course and to the right are 2 glazing bar sash windows;
2-light cross windows in the attic. West elevation. 2 bays to the left with
4- and 3-light casement windows in ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds and
decorative iron catches; lozenge and square panelled door to right in a moulded
frame. At the far right is the projecting gable end of a mediaeval wing:
remains of a 2-light window with cusped ogee heads and under a square dripmould
in the re-entrant wall; 3-light window with hollow chamfered mullions and cusped
ogee heads, under a square dripmould, in gable end wall. Interior. Rear
(north-east) room has remains of an ashlar fireplace with an ogee-hollow moulded
lintel and jamb; pointed valuted plaster ceiling to chamber above. The main
part of the house has an open well staircase, dated RS 1683, with a closed and
moulded string, turned balusters and acorn finials; nearby is a studded and
panelled door, dated A/1S 1664

Listing NGR: ST5254769859

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Gatcombe Court at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5526966

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)