Description

SU53SW
148/7/10006
01-MAR-01

ITCHEN VALLEY
AVINGTON PARK
Nell Gwynnes Bathing House and pool

GV
II

Bathing house and pool. Circa mid C18; remodelled circa mid C19. Brick. Clay plain tile hipped roof with deep eaves with exposed rafter ends. Brick axial stack.
PLAN: Rectangular on plan. Two rooms, the front room facing large rectangular pool; both rooms heated from back-to-back fireplaces in a central axial stack, the fireplace in the back room has an oven.
EXTERIOR: 1 storey. Round-headed windows on east front facing pool; round-headed doorway and semi-circular window on south side; cambered brick arches to windows on north side; rear [W] wall partly rebuilt.
INTERIOR: Exposed brick walls and ceiling missing. Central brick axial stack with back-to-back fireplaces, both with cambered brick arches, the fireplace to back room has an oven.
Large rectangular bathing pool immediately in front [E] with dressed stone coping.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26539053

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)