The Bower House
THE BOWER HOUSE, ORANGE TREE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1079873
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Bower House
- Statutory Address:
- THE BOWER HOUSE, ORANGE TREE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1079873
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Bower House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BOWER HOUSE, ORANGE TREE HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE BOWER HOUSE, ORANGE TREE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Havering (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ5120692659
Details
ORANGE TREE HILL
1.
5017 Havering-atte-Bower
The Bower House
TQ 59 SW 9/4 4.7.52.
I.
2.
1729 by Henry Flitcroft. Small country house. Red brick, Welsh slate roof
with modillion cornice; 2 storeys and attics. Entrance front 1-3-1 double-hung
sashes in reveals with flat arches. Slight central projection with doorway
composed of architrave, pulvinated frieze and pediment on enriched consoles.
Garden front has two circa 1800 wings with canted bay windows, central doorway
up steps with iron railings has surround of rusticated Roman Doric pilasters
entablature with key blocks and pediment. Central pediment to both fronts.
Country Life 17.3.44 describes the interior before the recent alterations.
Staircase paintings by Thornhill are particularly important. The house is
notable as Flitcroft's first commission.
Listing NGR: TQ5120692659
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 201635
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 17 March, (1944)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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