Description

OZLEWORTH ASHCROFT ROAD
ST 89 SW and
ST 79 SE (south side)
6/139 and 5/139 Ashcroft House
GV II

Detached house. Possibly late C17/early C18 core, enlarged in
late C18 to double range, extended twice to west during Cl9 and
also small addition on entrance front probably of mid C19. Random
coursed rubble stone mostly ashlar faced and partly rendered, with
slightly raised alternating quoins, stone slate roofs, hipped to
outer side of each block, with moulded stone cornice and blocking
course to garden front and right hand return, stone end stacks with
offset and moulded cornice. Main double range of 3 storeys,
single west range of 2 storeys and attic, single-storey to far
west. Garden front to south has two 16-pane sashes to left, three
12-pane sashes to main range with 9-pane above, all in plain
reveals and with sill band right across at first floor level.
Ground floor has tripartite plate glass sash to far left and half-
glazed double doors to right on left hand wing; two large
segmental bows with 12/20/12-pane sashes flanking central three
quarter glazed door. Entrance front to north has single-storey
entrance bay with 6-panel door to far left and 3-bay, 2-storey
addition to right with three 12-pane sashes over 3 large blind
segmental arched recesses. West side of rear range retains heavy
chamfered wood mullion to window in cellar and on second floor.
Interior contains much original joinery including stick baluster
stair with wreathed and ramped handrail up to first floor continued
on with turned balusters above and straight rail.

Listing NGR: ST8002294935

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26528594

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990