Daintrey House
DAINTREY HOUSE, EAST STREET, PETWORTH, GU28 0AB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1266902
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Daintrey House
- Statutory Address:
- DAINTREY HOUSE, EAST STREET, PETWORTH, GU28 0AB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1266902
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Daintrey House
- Statutory Address 1:
- DAINTREY HOUSE, EAST STREET, PETWORTH, GU28 0AB
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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:
- DAINTREY HOUSE, EAST STREET, PETWORTH, GU28 0AB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Chichester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Petworth
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 97776 21691
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/10/2015
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PETWORTH
EAST STREET (east side)
Daintrey House
(Formerly listed as Daintrey House, Daintrey Court and Daintrey Flat)
22.2.55
GV
II*
House. This is, after Petworth House itself, the finest house in Petworth town. The house was at one time subdivided, but was returned to a single house as part of refurbishment of 2006-11. C18 front to a C16 building, built by the Goble family and originally called The Mansion. From about 1860 it was occupied by the Daintrey family, from whom the name is taken. Three storeys. Seven windows. Red brick and grey headers alternately. Moulded cornice and parapet with pediment over the three central window-bays containing a dummy lunette window. Glazing bars intact. The ground and first floor windows have moulded architrave surrounds and those on the ground floor a wooden cornice over which is contained across the front between the windows in red brick. Wide moulded wooden cornice over the first floor. Doorway in moulded architrave surround with pediment over and door of six fielded panels at the head of three steps. The south wall has two massive red brick chimney stacks. The east front facing the garden has a timber-framed gable with red brick infilling, but otherwise is of ashlar dating from the early C19. The interior has C16 panelling, Petworth marble fireplaces, a plaster ceiling, a wall with panels in the drawing-room and an C18 staircase.
Listing NGR: SU9777621691
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 420306
- 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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