Description

UGBOROUGH -
SX 65 NE

9/95 Ruins of Fowelscombe
11-11-52 House

II

Ruins of large country house in formerly landscaped grounds 1537 for Sir Thomas
Fowel, much extended and remodelled in gothick style in circa late C18. Not much,
if any, of the C16 house remains. Slate rubble, largely stuccoed, south-west corner
tower ashlar. 2 or 3 storeys. Theruins are roofless and much of the walls have
collapsed, but the walls on the south-west elevation and the walls of the tower
projections on the south east front are fairly complete. The Whole is much overgrown
with ivy. The long south-east front has 4 projecting towers, 2 with corbelled and
moulded battlements. The south-west corner tower is partly ashlar-faced and has
chamfered pointed arch doorway on the right-hand return. The south-west tower is
said to incorporate some of the C16 house (Peusner). Stuccoed labels to window
heads. 2 or 3-storey porch on south-west end elevation with stuccoed moulded
2-centred arch doorway with label. The house is built into the hillside and behind
there are terraced former gardens. The house was reputedly abandoned in 1919.

Listing NGR: SX6928255048

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26610992

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)