Description

SHENINGTON WITH ALKERTON ALKERTON
SP 3642-3742
7/62 Alkerton House
GV II
House. C19 datestone BG 1633. Squared, coursed ironstone. Steeply pitched
red-tile and blue fishscale-tile roof. Stone coped gables with moulded kneelers.
Stone end stacks with blue brick shafts. 3-unit plan plus single-unit extension
on right. 2 storeys. 3-window range. Elevation to road has 2 entrances with
4-centred arched stone heads and chamfered jambs. Entrance on left, now blocked,
has an inserted C20 window and hood mould with diagonally shaped label stop.
Above a datestone Ad 1415. Doorway on right has a panelled/glazed door. First
floor has two 3-light and a 2-light stone mullioned windows and on far right a
3-light similar window. Opening casements with wrought-iron casement fasteners.
Hood moulds and label stops. Left end has datestone BG 1633 renewed in C19 and a
2-light stone mullioned attic window. It is possible that BG stands for Bret
Goodwin who later became Lord of Epwell manor.
(VCH: Oxfordshire: Vol IX, p45)

Listing NGR: SP3773542726

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26496101

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)