Description

BECKLEY AND STOWOOD BECKLEY SP51SE 2/19 Grove House 18/07/63

GV II

Large house. Late C18, extended early C19 and subsequently. Noted as having been built for Edward Bee. Rendered limestone rubble with ashlar dressings; Welsh-slate roof with rendered gable stacks. L-plan, extended. Late Georgian style. 2 storeys. 8-window front, with storey band, cornice and plain parapet, has entrance, to right of centre, with fanlight and stone canopy on simplified classical columns; 12-pane sashes, full length at ground floor, with slightly narrower window above the door. The roof, with gable parapets, rises above the original 6-bay front, to right. The 2 bays to left were added in early C20. The rear wing, to left of the original front, was further extended c.1830 and the angle infilled. The rubble walls are unrendered and there are further sashes arranged irregularly. Interior: Early C19 stair with wreathed mahogany handrail. (V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.V, p.58).

Listing NGR: SP5621311205

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record