Description

BRIGHTWELL CUM SOTWELL A329
SU69SW (East side)
2/1 The Cottages

II

Manor house, formerly cottages, now house. Probably late C17, with cross-wing to
right, dated 1796 to rear, C20 alterations and extensions. Red brick with flared
headers in Flemish bond; roughcast, probably on brick to end of cross-wing to
right; old plain-tile roof; brick end stack to left and ridge stacks. 2 storeys
and attic; 7-window range. C20 two-panel door with architrave surround and
triangular pediment on brackets to left of centre. 8-pane sash with thick
glazing bars to left. Two 2-light casements with brick relieving arches to
centre. Gothick casements with 2-centred arched heads to right of centre and to
right. Flat brick band between ground and first floor. 2-light leaded casements
to first floor. Painted moulded cornice to eaves. Cross-gable to right. 3 gabled
full dormers. C20 alterations to interior. History: formerly Rush Court Manor
House. Site partly enclosed by Moat.
(V.C.H.: Berkshire, Vol.3, 1923, p.547-9).

Listing NGR: SU6048691700

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26650309

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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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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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)