Description

UPPER SLAUGHTER
SP 1523
9/197 Lords of the Manor
Hotel
25.11.83
- II

House, onetime Rectory, now hotel. Early C18 core, extended north and south 1855
by the Rev Francis Witts. Coursed rubble with freestone quoins and dressings,
Cotswold stone roofs with coped verges, various ashlar chimneys with moulded
capping. Irregular plan - basically early C18 L-plan extended to form courtyard to
north, and by large block to south, as well as various minor extensions to west.
2½ storeys. Cross mullion windows, chamfered in rebates. The early C18 part has 3
bays to centre, small gabled dormers, square crenellated ground floor bays and
central gabled doorway with Tudor-arched entrance; 2 bay gabled projection to right
with a 3 light square oriel of 1855 to gable and 2 light attic windows; 1:2 bay
extensions to north. To south the large and tall 1855 extension breaks forward
with 2 irregular gables, the right hand one breaking forward again and with a large
8 light angled bay window of 2 storeys divided by heraldic shields: 1 range of
windows to left with drips and let floor cill string, gable over for datestone.
North side of C18 part has string over ground floor and stair lights to right
blocked and ground floor. Hipped stair-turret to rear. Early-mid C18 dog-leg
staircase with uncut string and wide ramped handrail; turned balusters; newel stair
with octagonal newel at NE corners.

Listing NGR: SP1558823133

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26564089

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living