Description

STRATFIELD MORTIMER MORTIMER LANE
SU 66 NF
(east side)
4/15
Mortimer House
14.4.67
II
Large house, now a home for old people. Late C18 extended C19 and C20.
Brick with vitreous headers, low pitched slate hipped roof of varying
heights. Original plan rectangular with extensions to the left and at
the rear. 2 storeys and attics. Several chimneys irregularly spaced.
Plinth, red brick dressings; cornice and plain parapet with stone
coping. South front: 5 bays, sash windows with glazing bars in
architrave frames, rubbed brick heads: those on ground floor taller.
Central bay slightly projecting with c19OO closed porch with lean-to
tiled roof with pair of half glazed entrance doors with stone head.
Windows to right of porch replaced early C20 with tall 4-light casement
window in square bay with stone coping and flat roof. 2 bay similar
wing set back on left, C19 and C20 single bay extensions recessed to
left of this. Interior: C18 staircase with iron scrolled balusters,
moulded tread ends,string and moulded handrail with inlaid star pattern
on wreathing. Domed lantern light with cornice over staircase hall,
doorcases in hall on both levels with moulded architraves, panelled
linings and carved cornices. 2 Corinthian pilaster arches in principal
room on ground floor. An early C17 carved wood overmantel with bead
and reel ornament and early C19 firebasket in attic bedroom in C19
extension. B.O.E. (Berkshire) p.229.

Listing NGR: SU6701165136

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605662

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)