Description

SJ 71NE; 25/615

WOODCOTE,
WOODCOTE,
Woodcote Hall

23.1.81

GV

II

1875 by F P Cockerell. Largely replaces an C18 mansion which was destroyed by
fire in C19. There are remains of the C18 house at the north-west and south-west
sides and there are vestiges of C17 fabric at the rear (south), one room contains
fireplaces with inscription "T.C. 1767" and stopped and chamfered ceiling beams.
'T.C.' stands for Thomas Cotes. Also a small stone rubble rear wing with stopped
and chamfered ceiling beams and tie-beam roof truss with angle struts.
The 1875 rebuild is in a Jacobean/Queen Anne style had brick with stone dressings
and tiled roof. Two-storeys and attic. North front 2:1:2:3:2:1 bays. Left-hand
porch and right-hand bay have attic pavilions with lead ogee caps. The central
canted bay has Dutch gable over. Parapet with stone balustrade and ball finials.
Rusticated quoins and sashes with Gibbs surrounds. Rusticated round-arched doorway.
East garden front 1:1:3:1:1 bays, central canted bay and slightly advanced flanking
bays with Dutch gables.
INTERIOR: Central hall with lantern and coved ceiling, staircase with balustrade
to arcaded landing on three sides. Principal rooms have plasterwork and chimney pieces
of 1875 period.

Listing NGR: SJ7673615490

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Woodcote Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15979615

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (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)