Description

HOOK NORTON
SP33SE
5/6 Swerford Park
08/12/55
GV II*
House. C18. Remodelled in 1824-9 by J.M. Gandy. Stucco with 2 stone stacks
on right end. Stucco removed from main front in 1984, revealing limestone
walling. Welsh slate roof stripped at time of re-survey. North front of 3-
bays and 2 storeys plus attic. Central entrance bay of Soanian character with
2 Greek Doric columns in antis supporting a balustraded balcony to the central
room on the first-floor. Side bays have tripartite sash windows. Sash
windows to first-floor and attic storey. 3-storey south elevation is noted
as having two 3-sided, 3-storeyed bay windows. Interior: Hall has pine door-
cases with eared architraves and carved friezes. Contemporary fireplace in
room to left of hall. Noted as having C18 style staircse with mahogany
handrail. Robert Snow Bolton Davis son of Samuel Davis was living in Swerford
Park in 1893.
(Buildings of England : Oxfordshire, 1974, p798).

Listing NGR: SP3640931310

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548421

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)