Description

NORTH MORETON CHURCH STREET SU5689 (South side) 13/118 North Moreton House 20/06/72 (Formerly listed as North Moreton House (Formerly Vicarage)) GV II House. Early C16, restored by G.E. Street c.1858. Red brick base; large timber-framing; brick infill; complex old plain-tile roof; various brick stacks. Complex plan. 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. C19 plank door to centre with wrought iron hinges. Irregular fenestration, mostly of C19 casements and bay windows. Straight-flight C19 staircase with shaped wood balustrade. All rooms have C19 four-panel doors with ornamental wood surrounds. Dining room to left has deeply moulded spine beam and massive joists; C19 fireplace; C19 bay window with window seats. Kitchen to left rear: chamfered spine beam; C19 cast iron bread oven. Study and sitting room to right both have C19 fireplaces. C19 shutters to sitting room French windows with wrought-iron hinges. C16 stone fireplace with Tudor arch and moulded stone surround to first floor left. C19 arch-braced roofs to bedrooms to rear. Formerly Rectory Farm, then vicarage. (V.C.H.: Berkshire, Vol.III, 1923, p.492).

Listing NGR: SU5618689530

External Links

• Wikidata Q26650223

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