Description

WIDDINGTON
1.
5222
Swaynes Hall
TL 5431 42/824 26.11.51

II GV

2.
C16-C17 timber-framed and plastered house with the remains of a moat.
Two storeys and attics. The east front has 5 window range of casements
and on the north part of the front there is a series of original pargetted
panels with conventional flowers, fleur de lys and lions. Above the doorway
there is a date panel with the initials 'S.T.' above the date 1689 and
below this, the figure 82. Roof tiled, with a large central chimney stack
with 6 square grouped shafts and 4 gabled dormers on the east front. Two
gabled wings project on the west side, with modern additions built between
them. The interior has an original open fireplace on the ground storey.
(RCHM 6).

Listing NGR: TL5482331589

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26531432

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Recommended Books

• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)