Sunbury Court
SUNBURY COURT, LOWER HAMPTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1180231
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Sunbury Court
- Statutory Address:
- SUNBURY COURT, LOWER HAMPTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1180231
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Sunbury Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- SUNBURY COURT, LOWER HAMPTON ROAD
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:
- SUNBURY COURT, LOWER HAMPTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Spelthorne (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 11660 69085
Details
TQ 16NW SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, FORMER UD LOWER HAMPTON ROAD Sunbury 4/44 Sunbury Court 11/9/51
GV II*
Country House, now Salvation Army Conference and training centre. Early C18 core, extended in later C18 and with C19 wings. Red brick with whitewashed stucco dressings and hipped slate roofs obscured by balustraded parapet. Original house appears to be encased by end wings and forms the centre range on the south side. Two storeys over basement with multiple stacks to ends and centre. Channelled rustication on basement plinth and end piers; balustraded parapet above with square end newels crowned by urn finials. Entrance front:- five window range with central three under modillioned pediment on 4 giant Ionic pilasters. Three small square sashes to first floor centre bays in lugged architrave surrounds, larger plate sashes on ends, and ground floor, in similar surrounds. Balustraded Doric porte-cochere to ground floor centre approached from either side by curved balustraded ramps. Double doors in moulded surround to centre. South front (facing Lower Sunbury Road):- 7 bay centre range with centre three bays in pedimented break, flanked by projecting three bay end wings. Channelled rustication on end piers of each range, giant Ionic pilaster order to centre three bays with modillioned pediment above. Plate glass sash fenestration, smaller square windows to basement. Central ground floor sash window in place of former entrance with Ionic attached-column surround with vermiculated block rustication, and grotesque keystone-head over. Decorative panel above links to sill of first floor window. East face:- Similar to entrance front but with paired Ionic pilasters either side of centre range and small Doric portico approached up a flight of stone steps with swept balusters and end columns under spherical caps. Interiors:- Staircase Hall:- D-shaped with guilloche frieze and late C18 decoration. Lugged panels to walls and triglyph and floral metope frieze cornice. 5-scroll wrought-iron railing with mahogany banister to stairs. Lugged ceiling panels with gilt bosses above. Broken pediments to door-cases with Ionic pilaster and columns flanking in "Venetian" arrangement. Music Room:- Deep panelled rich gilt ceiling with centre rose. Flower decoration in panels. Gilt wood pier glass mirrors fixed into wall panelling. Scrolled stone fireplace. Dining Room:- broken pediment door case; panelled doors and reveals. Arcadian wall paintings on panels by Swedish painter Elias Martin 1768-1780 with egg and dart lugged plaster surround Grisaille over-door paintings of frolicking cherubs. Mid C19 conference hall with panelled walls, in Gothic style. Trefoil piercing to main roof braces.
PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) p.470. BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND & WALES (1816) Vol. X. Part IV.
Listing NGR: TQ1166069085
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 288016
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Nairn, I Rev. by Cherry, The Buildings of England: Surrey, (1971), 470
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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