Description

PAINSWICK WICK STREET SO 80 NE 5/360 Wick Street House and The Cottage 21.10.55 GV II* Large detached house. Dated GF (George Fletcher) 1633 over door, later modifi- cations. Limestone ashlar, stone slate roofs. A grand L-plan house with the re-entrant angle later filled to give square overall layout, also attached service wing, back right, now used as cottage: central entrance to hall and stair, main reception rooms to left with back-to-back fireplace. To road is two storeys and attics, twin coped gables with parapet between, 3 windows; hollow chamfer recessed mullion casements, at ground floor 3-light with an extra single light to left of arched door with keyed and rusticated surround, all beneath continuous moulded string which rises over door and is returned to south and west fronts. At first floor 3, 2, and 3-light, and to gables, 2-light, all to stopped hoods. Left return, to south, twin full-height Cotswold gables, 2 windows, 3-light to ground and first floors, 2-light to gables, all as entrance front; west front has, left a late 2-gable addition, a connecting unit, filling the re-entrant of the original 'L' and with the original stair turret with 3 over 2 over 2-light C20 or C19 casements, then the main coped gable of the original building with 2 over 3 over 3-light casements and a 2-light to base- ment. The stair turret projects beyond the gabled end and has a single over a double lancet. The north front, now with principal C20 entry door has various casements in conforming style, some of the C20, and flight of stone steps lead- ing up to the attached Cottage. Large main ashlar stack with capping to left half, a further stack to right. Interior: room to right of hall has recess, possibly earlier spiral stair. Front parlour has 6 panels with guilloche surround; a fire-back dated 1616(?) in eared architrave surround, pulvinated frieze and fielded panels to sides and oak leaf enrichment; panelling fielded with a raised moulding. Drawing room has large 4-centred fire opening and linenfold decoration; 2-panel plaster ceiling with roses, beam with stops, shell cupboard, 2-panel door to C17 hinges. Dining room has 2-panel ceiling in plaster with pomegranate, chamfered beam, 2 good early panelled doors, a C18 fielded panel widow seat, 1930s fire in old bressummer opening, arched door to kitchen and a graffito of 1717. One bedroom has a C18 fire surround with fluted keystone, fielded panel sides, and a 2-panel early door. The cottage probably by Detmar Blow, has some very wide floorboards, up to 750 mm across. A fine house sensitively treated where modifications or additions have been made.

Listing NGR: SO8612007639

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