Overtown House
OVERTOWN HOUSE, OVERTOWN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1185738
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Overtown House
- Statutory Address:
- OVERTOWN HOUSE, OVERTOWN
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04123/16
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1185738
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Overtown House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OVERTOWN HOUSE, OVERTOWN
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:
- OVERTOWN HOUSE, OVERTOWN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Swindon (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wroughton
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 15491 79722
Details
1. 5410 WROUGHTON OVERTOWN Overtown House SU 17 NE 15/552 26.1.55
II*
2. East front circa 1700 with flanking early-mid C19 wings. West front circa 1800. A very pleasant stone built house with hipped stone tile roofs. West front: 2 1/2 storeys rubble with ashlar quoins. Two hipped dormers. Chamfered string over ground floor, 5 windows, left hand bay of 3 lights, others 2 light, mullioned. Central doorway with scalloped hood and an extremely fine polished hardwood 21 panel-door (see also at Burderop Park, under Chiseldon). On each side, projecting mid C19 brick and stone tile flanking wings with excellent multi-panel central doors, flanking tripartite windows and venetian windows in gable ends, left hand wing blind. Closing wall to front: C18 brick with moulded coping and, imported, pineapple finials to gate piers. West front: early C19 added pavilion with much C20 reworking. Two and a half storeys. Moulded plinth and string, latter raised over ground floor windows. Three windows, glazing bar sashes, outer tripartite (with keys on ground floor). Central half glazed door With reeded pilasters and radiating and patterned fanlight. Very large chimney stack to ddait.Side'windows on south return are C20 mullioned type. Carriage-sweep with 2 pairs of C18 style rusticated ashlar piers with moulded capping and ball finials. South front links east and west parts of house and has a number of circa 1700 mullion windows, mostly ovolo. Interior: 2 staircases, one late C17 with heavy balusters on both sides and flat baluster gates at base. Three door surrounds in east part have enriched stop chamfers. One ground floor room to south has restored C17 panelling in it. In the west part the north room has a mid C19 Gothic marble fireplace.
Listing NGR: SU1549179722
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 318632
- 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.
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