Description

BRISTOL

ST67SW WICK ROAD, Brislington
901-1/56/471 (East side)
04/03/77 Wick House

II

House, now nursing home. c1790. Stucco, lateral stacks, slate
double-pile hipped roof. Axial, double-depth plan. Late
Georgian Picturesque style.
2 storeys; 13-window range. A symmetrical grouping with
flanking wings, leading to 2 canted bays either side of a
single first-floor Venetian window. 3:3:1:3:3 windows, some
6/6-pane sashes survive in a much altered front, with keyed
segmental heads beneath a first-floor plat band; outer wings
have smaller windows. Cornice, balustrade to middle,
crenellations to bays and slightly lower wings. C20 extensions
to sides and rear, which has plainer flat- and
segmental-headed openings. 4 chimneys to gable-ends of central
blocks, valley roof with hips projecting above bays. INTERIOR:
altered.
Originally laid out with pleasure gardens of approx 60 acres.
Former stables, now converted to houses, survive to the rear.
(Stoddard S: Mr Braikenridge's Brislington: Bristol: 1981-:
3).

Listing NGR: ST6184871573

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498287

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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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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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6