The Old Vicarage and Houndsford Lodge
HOUNDSFORD LODGE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1303610
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Vicarage and Houndsford Lodge
- Statutory Address:
- HOUNDSFORD LODGE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1303610
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Vicarage and Houndsford Lodge
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOUNDSFORD LODGE, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- HOUNDSFORD LODGE, STATION ROAD
- Statutory Address 3:
- THE OLD VICARAGE, HIGH STREET
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:
- HOUNDSFORD LODGE, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- HOUNDSFORD LODGE, STATION ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD VICARAGE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wokingham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wargrave
- National Grid Reference:
- SU7846078376
Details
SU 7878
16/1
26.1.67
WARGRAVE
HIGH STREET
(west side)
The Old Vicarage and Houndsford Lodge (formerly listed as The Vicarage)
G.V.
II
Includes Houndsford Lodge, Station Road.
Vicarage and service wing, now 2 houses. Early C18 altered, part plum
brick with red dressings, part red brick. Moulded wood cornice to hipped
old tile roof with irregular chimneys. 2 storeys. Road front: altered
C20: 2 gabled bays on left at first floor, a 2 bay projection with sash
windows with glazing bars on right, a C20 porch and door. West front:
2 storey angular bay with hipped roof to right, 3 upper sash windows with
glazing bars and to left an arched radiating staircase window over a half
glazed door, arched fanlight with painted wood scroll pattern glazing, key
block and architrave supported on Doric pilasters all in doorcase of engaged
doric columns, entablature with triglyph frieze, modillioned cornice and
pediment. Lower irregular 2 storey service wing and coach house to north
late C18, brick, some chequer, brick dentil eaves old tile roof. Some sash
windows with glazing bars in architrave frames, including a 3-light upper
sash adjoining staircase window. B.O.E. (Berkshire) p.257.
Listing NGR: SU7846078376
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 41351
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1966), 257
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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