Description

BRIGHTWELL CUM SOTWELL THE STREET
SU5890 (North side)
Sotwell
6/37 Sotwell House
09/04/52

II

House. Mid C18 front to probably C17 structure, with C20 addition to right. Grey
brick with red brick dressings; old plain-tile roof with lead ridges, hipped to
right; brick ridge stack to left of centre, brick end stack to right. 2-storey,
4-window range. C20 glazed door with decorative fan to round-arched recessed
opening to right of centre. Tripartite sashes with glazing bars and cambered
brick heads to all openings except 16-pane sash with round-arched top to first
floor right of centre. Flat red brick band and plain parapet to eaves. Interior
noted as having extensive beaming to rear. C20 two-storey, single-window
addition to right. Grey brick with red brick dressings. History: Arthur, Prince
of Wales, is said to have stayed here when his auditor, Robert Court, lived at
Mackney. Moated site.
(V.C.H.: Berkshire, Vol.3, 1923, p.508).

Listing NGR: SU5832890797

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26573649

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas