Sutton Place Including the Service Court Yard
SUTTON PLACE INCLUDING THE SERVICE COURT YARD, SUTTON PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1236810
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Sutton Place Including the Service Court Yard
- Statutory Address:
- SUTTON PLACE INCLUDING THE SERVICE COURT YARD, SUTTON PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1236810
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Sutton Place Including the Service Court Yard
- Statutory Address 1:
- SUTTON PLACE INCLUDING THE SERVICE COURT YARD, SUTTON PARK
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:
- SUTTON PLACE INCLUDING THE SERVICE COURT YARD, SUTTON PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Woking (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 01195 53518
Details
TQ 06SW BOROUGH OF WOKING SUTTON PARK
9/137 Sutton Place including 22/7/53 the Service Court Yard (Formerly listed Sutton Place GV inc. subsidiary buildings, statues etc)
I
Country house. c1525 for Sir Richard Weston, restorations to windows in 1875 and to Long Gallery in 1878. Red and brown diaper pattern brickwork with terracotta dressings; plain tiled roofs with crow stepped gables to north end of side wings, multiple stacks on return fronts and across the south front. Originally built as square house round a courtyard c140 foot by 130 foot, the north gatehouse range was demolished in 1786 to leave the south range with projecting end wings and service court to the west side. 2 storeys and attic with gable end windows on brick plinth, stringcourse over the ground floor and terracotta parapets and quoins. Terracotta mullioned and transome leaded windows with cusped lights; drip mouldings across the top of the ground floor windows. South range Courtyard facade: symmetrical 5 bay front a b c b a, end and centre bays projecting. Diamond pattern terracotta plaques over the enter bays becoming quatrofoil plaques over the centre bay. Central bay with thin polygonal turrets capped by onion domes and finials; and terracotta panels with "R.W, initials. Between the turrets is a battlemented blind arcade with cusping and/20 terracotta panels of naked amorini. Centre arched door under drip moulding with carved spandrels; a further 12 amorini panels over the door (2 rows of 6). East and west wings, 7 bays to court side, centre angle bay pro- jecting, bays to south breaking forward. Arched doors to south end in similar style to main door. South Garden Front: Asymmetrical with gabled bay to left, (west) projecting gabled bay to left of centre, multiple stack to right; end bay to right breaking forward. Dentilled brick and terracotta panelled parapet band with amorini and crosses. To the left (west) are 3 C17 houses forming the north range of the service court. Red brick with plain tiled roofs and glazing bar sash windows.
Interior: Great Hall (centre of the south range) 2 storeys with wooden panelling some with rounded carving, and stone 4 centred arched fireplace. Staircase to the right behind Ionic arched screen with square newel C17 staircase. Panelled long Gallery to the east wing. Painted glass in the Great hall of various periods, some earlier than the house, depicting Royal coats of arms and the Weston family arms.
The interior fitments subject to a Public Inquiry at time of re-survey.
Sources: PEVSNER Buildings of England, Surrey (1982) p.p. 476-479 Annals of an Old Manor House : Sutton Place by F. Harrison. passim
Listing NGR: TQ0119553518
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 427910
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Nairn, I, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Surrey, (1982), 476-479
Harrison, F, Annals of an Old Manor House Sutton Place, ()
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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