Description

LADOCK
SW 85 SE
1/13 Ladock House
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- II
The description shall be amended to read:-

Rectory, now house. Built in 1832 by the Rev Henry Ware. Stucco over rubble
with granite dressings, slate roof and brick chimneys. Overall U-shaped plan
with 2 reception rooms facing garden (south), further reception room behind left
hand room, stair hall behind right hand room, with side (east) entrance and
service wings behind to either side. Classical style 2 storeys. 4 window south
front. Granite plinth with round ventilation holes under windows. Semi-circular
arched window recesses to ground floor with granite string at impost level. First
floor has granite string at sill level broken forward with aprons. Raised plain
architraves, sashes with glazing bars. Wide projecting eaves over paired brackets.
Hipped scantle slate roof over. East entrance front similar to south front for
one bay but with blind windows. Granite Tuscan porch (now glazed) with paired
brackets in cornice attached to 2-storey curved stair projection with sash over.
Three window 3-storey service wing to right with 16-paned sashes on ground and
first floor with 12-paned sashes to second floor all in plain surrounds. 2 storey
west front with curved bay to left and Victorian bay window in ground floor to
right. Granite quoins are rusticated and in the form of pilasters.
Interior has cantilevered stone staircase with iron balusters by Harvey. Most
early C19 detail survives including stone floor to vestibule, doors, architraves,
shutters, plaster cornices and plaster vaults over inner vestibule on two floors.
The house was bought by the Church when the Reverend Henry Ware died in 1842,
aged 36; and extended in 1850 by Canon Wise, the then Rector.

Historical information supplied by Mr Geoffrey Holborow, who with Lady Mary
Holborow has restored the house and garden since 1966.

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LADOCK
SW 85 SE
1/13 Ladock House

GV II

Rectory, now house. Built in 1832 by the Rev. Henry Ware. Stucco over rubble with
granite dressings, slate roof and brick chimneys. U-shaped, classical style. 2
storeys with entrance and 3 storey service wing to right. 4 windowed west front.
Granite plinth with round ventilation holes under windows. Semi-circular arched
window recesses to ground floor with granite string at impost level. First floor
has granite string at sill level broken forward with aprons. Raised plain
architraves, sashes. Wide projecting eaves over paired brackets. Hipped scantle
slate roof over. South entrance front similar to west front for one bay but with
blind windows. Granite Tuscan porch (now glazed) with paired brackets in cornice
attached to 2-curved stair projection with sash over. 3 storey service wing with 3
windows to right 16-paned sashes on ground and first floor with 12-paned sashes
to second floor all in plain surrounds. 2 storey north front with curved bay to
left and Victorian bay window in ground floor to right. Granite quoins are
rusticated and in the form of pilasters. Interior has cantilevered stone staircase
with iron balusters by Harvey. Most early C19 detail survives including stone
floor to vestibule, doors, architraves, shutters, plaster cornices and plaster
vaults over inner vestibule on two floors. Date supplied by owner.

Listing NGR: SW8944950922

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433874

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