Description

DAVENHAM C.P. (Off) LONDON ROAD
SJ 67 SE
2/39 Davenham Hall
3.1.67
- II*
Country house. Mid/Late C18 with substantial early C19 addition.
Stuccoed brick, slate roof with lead flashings. Two storeys.
Entrance front early C19 in date with six bays symmetrically disposed.
Band at level of first floor window sills and moulded cornice at eaves
level. Central two bays project slightly with a ground floor porch of
three bays with paired columns to the sides and single columns to the
centre all of a Roman Tuscan form although having flutings to the top
as in Delian order. Entablature above with triglyphs. Central double
½-glazed doors beneath this and lateral sash windows of 3 x 4 panes.
Two ground floor windows to either side of 3 x 4 panes, those at left
being blank. Six first-floor windows are all of 3 x 4 panes the
central two slightly projecting bays having a pediment above and a
parapet to either side. Left hand return includes original 3 bay
mid/late C18 farmhouse at right.
Interior: Entrance hall: moulded ceiling with Greek motifs and
granite fire surround. Staircase Hall: Open well staircase of 3
flights with two screens of 4 fluted Doric columns bearing
entablatures. Fan-shaped fluting to the pendentives with circular
lantern carrying dome. First floor rooms not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ6625670717

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Davenham Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5230213

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)