Description

MUDEFORD
1. (South Side)
5187
Gundimore
SZ 1892 3/42

II GV

2.
Early C19. Of unusual design, said to have been built in the shape of a Turkish
tent, complete with gilt arabic inscriptions to remind the original owner of his
travels in the east. Stuccoed with slate roof. Consisted of centre and 2 wings,
the north eastern one now Scott's Cottage. 2 storeys. Centre has 5 windows with
a large curved centre bay with conical roof. At the south west corner of this
bay is a round, 2 storey turret, shaped like a squat house with the upper storey
almost completely glazed. French casements with Venetian shutters. Single storey
wing to south west. See also Sandhills for possible literary associations.

The Anchorage and its boundary wall form a group with Scott's Cottage, its boundary
wall and Gundimore (the modern house between is set beck in trees and does not
visually obtrude).

Listing NGR: SZ1872392072

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26446652

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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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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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)