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The Crazies

A Grade II Listed Building in Crazies Hill, Wokingham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5205 / 51°31'13"N

Longitude: -0.8512 / 0°51'4"W

OS Eastings: 479800

OS Northings: 180799

OS Grid: SU798807

Mapcode National: GBR C51.MLV

Mapcode Global: VHDWP.61BQ

Plus Code: 9C3XG4CX+5G

Entry Name: The Crazies

Listing Date: 26 January 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1319100

English Heritage Legacy ID: 41325

ID on this website: 101319100

Location: Crazies Hill, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG10

County: Wokingham

Civil Parish: Wargrave

Built-Up Area: Crazies Hill

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Wargrave with Knowl Hill

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


WARGRAVE CRAZIES HILL SU 78 SE (west side) The Crazies 1/31 26.1.67 II House. Early C20 with C18 porticoes and windows from Henley Town Hall built 1790, incorporated. Stucco, cornice, parapet to hipped slate roof, central arcaded octagonal cupola with dome and wrought iron weathervane. 2 storeys. South east front : 2 storye pedimented Doric portico with bulls eye in tympanum; ground floor has 4 Doric columns supporting plain frieze and cornice on heavy modillions, entrance door flanked by one sash window with glazing bars each side; first floor has similar columns with stone balustrading between, forming a recessed balcony with 3 bays; sash windows with glazing bars behind, and entablature with triglyph frieze. The entablature and pediment are wood. The portico has one bay on either side and flanking angular bays on return faces with sash windows and glazing bars. South west front: has a similar 2 storey portico in centre but without triglyph frieze and pediment, and with similar balustrading between upper columns. Included for the remains of old Henley Town Hall. B.O.E. (Berkshire) p.258.

Listing NGR: SU7980080799

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