Description

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4166 DEE HILLS PARK
1932-1/6/64 No.20
10/01/72 Uffington House

GV II

Country house. 1885. By EA Ould in the Germanic manner of John
Douglas with whom he had been a pupil. Stone and terracotta
dressed hard red brick; red clay tile roof.
EXTERIOR: Cellars, 3 storeys and roof attic. The garden front
towards the river has a 2-window bay between stone-banded
octagonal corner turrets. 2 replaced small-paned
segmental-arched ground-floor windows. The left turret has
tall window in each exposed face, glazing bars removed, the
right turret a cross-window in its central face and a 1-light
transomed window in each oblique face. Segmental-arched
windows to first floor of central bay, giving onto a cast-iron
balcony; turret windows; the second floor has a tourelle
corbelled from side of right turret. The central bay has a
steep hipped roof with a pair of prominent symmetrically
placed shaped chimneys. The turrets and tourelle have spire
roofs; belled eaves to all roofs; lead finials.
The west side has a part-glazed 6-panel oak door in a lean-to
and front gable porch; terracotta pilasters.
Vacant and with some damage when inspected in June 1992.
INTERIOR not inspected, but some features of Douglas-like
character are noted.

Listing NGR: SJ4145566403

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