Description

WOKINGHAM WARREN HOUSE ROAD
SU 86 NW
(North side)
10/20 Ashridge Farmhouse
12.11.51
G.V. II*
Farmhouse. Late C16, extended late C19. Timber framed, part tile-hung,
part brick, part weatherboarded. Old tile cross gabled roof. Lobby
entry, 4 cell plan, extensions on north east. 2 storeys, cellar and
attics. Fine, large, central chimney with 4 octagonal brick shafts,
moulded star shaped brick caps and weathered coping on square stack.
Each gable has a 3-light leaded casement, diminishing in size
on each floor, with a small opening light in centre top part. Road
front:- double gabled with moulded bargeboards. Rendered ground floor,
weatherboarded above. Projecting, closed, gabled porch in centre;
rendered, and with the original, repaired planked door in a moulded
frame which is a replica of the original which still exists behind in
the former position. Small 3-light overlight. Interior:- virtually
unaltered. Newel stair the whole height. Doors mostly original in
heavy moulded and chamfered frames. Dining room:- chalk fireplace
with Tudor arch in square head; former bread oven on right, small
spice cupboard with original door and hinges on left. Drawing room:-
chalk fireplace with flat head, moulded and carved with ball flower
ornament. A date on the 2 jambs of 1575, and a date and inscription
on the top reads '16RS.PS58RP.' spice cupboard with door on right.
Chimney piece of fluted pilasters with panelled overmantel. Remainder
of room has C17 panelling and moulded cornice. Stained glass in
window facing south of 4 diamond leads with fleur-de-lys on each
side pane; '1.P' in the top pane and '1576' in the bottom pane.
Upper floors contain several original doors in moulded frames and
fireplaces. B.O.E. (Berkshire) p.309.

Listing NGR: SU8137669727

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17547469

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey