Description

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TL 6547
29/532

WITHERSFIELD
WITHERSFIELD
CHURCH STREET
Jacobs Manor

(Formerly listed as The Rectory)

19.12.61.

II*

An early C18 red brick house with a parapet and a brick modillion cornice. Built by Sir John Jacob (whose tomb is in St Mary's Church) for his son-in-law the Reverend A Oakes, about 1720. Two storeys, attics and basement. Five window range, double-hung sashes with glazing bars, in flush cased frames, with gauged brick flat arches. The centre window on the first storey has a shaped soffit. A raised brick band runs between the storeys. A central six-panel door with raised and fielded panels has a semi-circular fanlight with fan glazing and a wood doorcase with panelled reveals, half columns and a pediment. It is approached by stone steps with iron railings. Roof tiled, double-pitched, with two flat headed dormers.

A lower wing extends on the west end with two window range and one flat headed dormer.

Listing NGR: TL6522247755

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545543

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide