Description

WELLESBOURNE

SP2655 STRATFORD ROAD
1901-1/12/236 (North side (off))
06/02/52 Wellesbourne Mountford
Wellesbourne Hall

GV II*

Country house. c1700, with c1760 and C20 alterations. Brick
with vitrified headers laid to Flemish bond and limestone
ashlar dressings; steeply pitched hipped and gabled old tile
roof with brick internal stacks. Early-Georgian style. H-plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys plus attic; symmetrical 3-bay range plus
2-bay projecting wings. Ashlar plinth, brick plat band over
ground floor and top cornice; quoins. Entrance has Tuscan
doorcase with open pediment and fanlight over panelled and
glazed door. Windows have architraves and 6/6 sashes in flush
wood frames; 4 pedimented dormers.
INTERIOR: entrance hall has gallery with twisted balusters and
string with acanthus scrolls, C20 staircase and C18 frieze;
mostly c1760 and later, including Adam-style plaster ceiling
and fireplaces, 2 with shell-work by Mary Delaney; reputed to
contain fragments of the demolished Theatre Royal, Birmingham.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner, N & Wedgwood, A:
Warwickshire: Harmondsworth: 1966-: 468; Bolton, R & Bolton P:
A Wellesbourne Guide Part 1: Wellesbourne Mountford:
Wellesbourne: 1989-: 4-5).

Listing NGR: SP2758755219

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551838

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)