Description

PAINSWICK PARADISE
SO 81 SE
2/266 Stable block c.20 m south
of Paradise House
GV II
Stable block and coach house, now workshops. C19. Squared and coursed lime-
stone, concrete tile roof to coped gables. A symmetrical structure with central
wide gable or pediment. Central pair of plank doors to wide voussoired ellipti-
cal opening; to left a 2-light stone mullioned casement and a plank door; to the
right a glazed door under voussoired elliptical arch with keystone. Over
central doors a row of pigeon openings over a string continued each side as an
eaves cornice, and a central oculus in square panel, probably from an earlier
building. Upper left are two sets of pigeon openings set upright, resembling
ventilation slits. Left return has an old opening with chamfered lintel at
first floor under a later oculus, and over two C20 casements in chamfered
mullions. Back, built into slope, has two ventilation slits.

Listing NGR: SO8711411183

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26446274

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Recommended Books

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)