Bear Place
BEAR PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1118177
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Bear Place
- Statutory Address:
- BEAR PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1118177
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Bear Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- BEAR PLACE
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:
- BEAR PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wokingham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wargrave
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 81044 79114
Details
WARGRAVE KILN GREEN SU 87 NW 3/28 Bear Place 26.1.67 II* Large country house in landscaped park. Late C18 altered C20. Brick, plain vitreous brick string over second floor windows, flat brick platband at third floor level and parapet to hipped slate roof with several chimneys. 3 storeys. Entrance front: Rectangular porch projecting to left of centre with 6-panelled double door in doorcase of Roman Ionic columns, entablature with pulvinated frieze, dentil cornice broken forward over columns, and pediment, the entablature carried round sides of porch; the door is approached by 4 moulded stone steps. The remainder of this front has irregular sash windows with glazing bars including a large tripartite sash on ground floor to left of porch. One storey extension to left hand. South front: main part with 2 wide segmental bows, each with 3 sashes with glazing bars, flanking centre bay with 6-panelled door, arched radiating fanlight, in Corinthian doorcase of engaged columns (Tower of the Winds) entablature and pediment, at the head of a flight of 7 stone steps, wrought iron handrail with cast iron Greek Doric columns for standards at foot. The house stands on a terrace. Interior: has C18 staircase with turned balusters and moulded handrail, marble fireplace surrounds in drawing room and dining room. There is a contract dated 1784 between David Zimenes and Edward Edgerley, builder, for building this house at a cost of £843, materials from the Elizabethan house in moated site in the part to be re-used as far as possible. V.C.H. Vol.III. p.192. B.O.E. (Berkshire) p.258.
Listing NGR: SU8104479114
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 41353
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1966), 258
Ditchfield, P H, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Berkshire, (1906), 192
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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