Description

SU 67 SE TILEHURST CALCOT PARK

5/6 Nos. 1-17, Calcot Court
(formerly listed as Calcot
Golf Club And Outbuildings)
25.10.51
II*

House and stable yard, now flats. 1755 with C19 second floor to house
and extensive C20 alterations to stable yard. House; south front:
red brick headers with stone dressings, plinth, and frieze and dentil
cornice between first and second floors. Hipped old tile roof with 2
stacks off-centre to left and right. 3 storeys; 7 bays, glazing bar
sashes. Ionic brick pilasters with stone bases and capitals supporting
triangular pediment over centre 3 bays with Venetian window and flanking
fan ornament in tympanum. Dentil bricks above second floor windows; 3
central first floor windows with architraves; third and fifth ground floor
windows with balustrading beneath, arched heads, architraves and imposts.
2 flights of stone steps with wrought iron spearhead railings to central
French casements with arched head, architrave and imposts. 5 bay side
elevations. 3 bay blank arched linking walls set back to left and right
of red brick with stone dressings. Set back flanking pavilions: red
brick with moulded wooden eaves cornice to hipped old tile roof with
triangular pediment and central stack. Square plan with recessed comers.
2 storeys; 3 bays, glazing bar sashes. North front: mezzanine between
first and second floors. 10 steps with wrought iron balustrade to 2
central half glazed doors with radial fanlight. Doorcase consisting of
architrave, triple keystone, and 2 unfluted Doric columns supporting
triglyph frieze with guttae and cornice. Stable yard: east and west ranges:
red brick with plinth. Moulded wooden eaves cornice to hipped old tile roof
with 2 ridge stacks off-centre to left and right and 2 dormers each side of
central triangular pediment above large blocked archway with impost bands.
One storey and attic; 8 bays, glazing bar sashes with 6-panelled doors in
third and sixth bays with circular overlights, reeded architraves, and flat
hoods. 3 bay blank arched linking walls to left and right of red brick with
atone dressings. North range: red brick with plinth. Moulded wooden eaves
cornice to hipped old tile roof with 2 ridge stacks off-centre to left and
2 to right. Central segmental arched wooden cupola with ogee lead cap and
weathervane and 3 dormers to left and right of central slightly projecting
triangular pediment over large round arched carriage entrance with impost
bands. 1 1/2 storeys. 15 bays, glazing bar sashes. 6-panelled doors in
fourth and twelfth bays with circular overlights, reeded architraves and
flat hoods. Linking walls to left and right, each with blank segmental
arch. North-east and north-west corner blocks: red brick with moulded
wooden eaves cornice to hipped old tile roof. 2 storeys and attic.
Interior: principal ground floor rooms have modest plaster ceilings,
double-height staircase hall with stucco wall panels, 3-flight square
well staircase with C20 wrought iron balustrade, and first floor doorcase
with shouldered architrave, pulvinated frieze and broken triangular
pediment. This house, formerly known as Calcot House, was originally built
for Sir John Blagrave. V.C.H. (Berks), Vol.3, pp.529-5501 B.0.E, Berkshire,
pp.109-l10; Berkshire Architectural Guide, Betjeman and Piper, Murrary,
1949, pp.146-147.

Listing NGR: SU6720472275

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Calcot Park at Wikipedia
• Wikidata IDs Q17553106 Q5018860

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