BURNT NORTON WITH SERVICE WING

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1171401
Date first listed:: 25-Aug-1960
List Entry Name:: BURNT NORTON WITH SERVICE WING
Statutory Address:: BURNT NORTON WITH SERVICE WING

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1171401
Date first listed:: 25-Aug-1960
Date of most recent amendment:: 20-Feb-1985
List Entry Name:: BURNT NORTON WITH SERVICE WING
Statutory Address 1:: BURNT NORTON WITH SERVICE WING

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BURNT NORTON WITH SERVICE WING

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:: Weston Subedge (DET)
National Grid Reference:: SP 14621 41504

Details

SP 14 SW WESTON SUBEDGE

4/143 Burnt Norton with service wing 25.8.60 (formerly listed as Burnt Norton House)

II

Manor house. C17, C18 former facade to rear. Extensive alterations, especially to the north and east facades 1901-2 by Sir Guy Dawber for the Earl of Harrowby. Interior remodelled and modernised at the same time. Coursed and squared limestone with some dressed limestone in the upper part of the left gable. Brick rear wall. Limestone slate roof with flat coping and pierced, pointed finials. Twin ashlar stacks with moulded top courses and lower courses from right side. Two brick stacks, one multi-angular front left. Some reused decorative C17 iron work guttering with long rainwater head decorated with interlace patterns. Brick service wing with projecting brick/limestone stack front towards right of wing parallel to main body. Multi-angular brick stack from attached wing at right angles to left of the latter. Limestone slate roof. Octagonal bell and clock. Lantern with ogee curved leaded roof and weather vane. The main body forms an almost square block with a service wing attached left, set back from the facade of the main body. The service wing is 'L' shaped in plan with a wing running forwards on the left. Main body 2 storeys and attic. Cellar at ground floor level below present facade: Service wing: 2 storeys and attic with left wing of one storey with attic. Facade of main body: 4 gabled with left gable set back slightly. Irregular fenestration to all. 3 gables to right; 1901-2 with 2, 3 and 5-light, flat chamfered stone mullioned windows and 3, 4 and 4- light stone mullioned and transomed windows with central King mullions. Canted 2-bay window left with mullioned and transomed lower window and mullioned window to first floor with decorative open work parapet reading: 19H02. Gable far left possibly incorporates C17 parts and is lit by 2-light C20 mullioned and transomed windows. Single light, with a blind, round head with keystone, right of front door. 5 steps flanked by low walls with moulded capping stones with a pair of ball finials, lead up to unpainted 4-panel front door in a roll moulded surround with decorative steps, flanked by rusticated pilasters on engaged plinths, with geometric decoration in relief. The rear wall is lit by 12-pane sashes with wide glazing bars in segmental headed surrounds. Service wing: 2, 3 and 4-light metal casements some with segmental heads some with transoms. Very large sundial with triangular pediment and scrolled brackets to either side, from eaves to rear of service wing. The left wing has 2 and 3-light dormers with curving gables over. Central, wide, segmental archway flanked by 2 brick buttresses with curved limestone slate cappings. Raking buttress to left wall. Subsidiary features: semi-circular brick wall with 2 square, brick piers flanking entrance with limestone ball finials attached to left wall of the service wing at right angles to the main body, forming a small yard outside the former stables. History: a house resembling a farmhouse was built on the site in 1620 by Lord Saye and Sele. A brick front, now at the rear was added early C17. In 1716 the house came into the hands of the Keyte family. In 1741 the extensions built by Sir William Keyte were burnt down hence the name. 1901-2 extensive alterations and modernisation. The gardens provided the inspiration for T.S. Eliots 'Burnt Norton' one of the 'Four Quartets'.

Listing NGR: SP1462141504

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Legacy System number:: 127060
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.