Description

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ST34NW
8/250

BURNHAM WITHOUT CP
WATCHFIELD
Magnolia House

GV
II

House. Reputedly 1802, incorporating part of a lesser C17 fabric. Flemish Bond brick, moulded stone cornice, rendered parapet with a coping, end brick stacks, double-span double-roman tile rood, crested ridge. Symmetrical frontage. Two storeys and attic, three bays, 16-pane sash windows, brick voussoirs. Central door opening, semi-circular head, paired three-panelled doors, fanlight with radiating glazing bars.

Interior with many early C19 features, including decorative plasterwork, staircase, doors and window shutters. The house is said to have been a non-conformist meeting-place in the C18; there remains a religious tract painted on the wall of a room on the first floor at the rear. A non-conformist grave to John Weile exists nearby (qv).

Listing NGR: ST3468547494

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26543571

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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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)