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In the entry for;

SWALLOWFIELD CASTLE HILL SU 76 NE 9/30 (east side) Hephaistos School, 20.3.82 Farley Castle, (formerly listed as Farley Castle) GV II

The entry shall be amended to read;

SU 76 NE SWALLOWFIELD CASTLE HILL 9/30 (east side) 20.3.82 Hephaistos School, Farley Castle, (formerly listed as Farley Castle) GV II Large house,now special school. C1810 by W Fellows,altered and extended C20; restored following extensive fire damage , 1990- 91.Brick,roof partly flat and part slate,low pitched. Irregular plan with extentions at rear. 2 storeys and cellars. Turrets,first floor offset,toothed string at base of battlemented parapet. Gothick windows, all with 4-centred heads. North front; projecting bay with curved end and entrance door,flanked by single bays and half octagonal full height turrets. To the right are 2 similar bays and angle turret. 1990/1991 porch. East front ; 2 bays and angle turrets. South front; 6 bays irregular spaced with turrets between angle turrets and a C20 bay window to right. The house was also known as Wraggs Castle and was built on land called Raggets. V.C.H. Vol.111 p.268 B.O.E. (Berkshire) p.143.

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SWALLOWFIELD CASTLE HILL SU 76 NE (East side) 9/30 Hephaistos School, Farley Castle (formerly listed as 20.3.82 Farley Castle) G.V. II Large house, now special school. c1810 by W. Fellows altered and extended C20. Brick, roof partly flat and part slate, low pitched. Irregular plan with extensions at rear. 2 storeys and cellars. Turrets, first floor string, toothed string at base of battlemented parapet. Gothick windows, all with 4-centred heads,some with dripmoulds. North front:- projecting bay with curved end and entrance door, flanked by single bays and half octagonal full height turrets. To the right are 2 similar bays and angle turret. Further to the right are later C19 extensions. East front:- 2 bays and angle turrets. South front:- 6 bays irregularly spaced with turrets between angle turrets and a C20 bay window to right. The house was also known as Wraggs Castle and was built on land called Raggets. V.C.H. Vol.III p.268 B.0.E. (Berkshire) p:143.

Listing NGR: SU7508665164

External Links

• Farley Castle at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15217378

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