The Old House
THE OLD HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1350835
- Date first listed:
- 05-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1350835
- Date first listed:
- 05-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD HOUSE
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:
- THE OLD HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Winchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wonston
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 47640 39508
Details
SU 43 NE WONSTON WONSTON
4/10 The Old House 5.12.55 II*
Old rectory now private house. Late C14 with C16 & C18 extensions. Rendered flint and stone rubble with stone quoins, W front stuccoed brick and tile- hanging on rear, and steep pitched plain tile roof with brick stack. C14 hall on N-S axis with 2 storeyed cross wings and C16 building projecting N. Added to W side of C14 building is 2 storeyed C18 stucco facade, altered C19, with corridors behind, consisting of pilasters, string course, and moulded stone cornice with large finials, and sash windows with glazing bars. The two ground floor south end sashes have thick glazing bars. Centre projecting two storeyed porch, with rustication on first floor and round arched doorway with keystone and imposts, and large fielded panelled door in moulded doorcase. E side has large sash windows, with dormers above, to hall, gabled N cross wing with C15 cusped trefoil headed single light window to N, 3-light stone mullioned window and 4-centred arch doorway in C16 projections. At S end is a gabled S cross wing and attached projecting porch over pilastered screens passage doorway with gabled C18 parallel range to south all being tilehung on first floor, and a further half-hipped early C19 range and outbuilding to S. Sash windows to Cl8 & C19 with glazing bars. Interior mainly early C18 except for C16 linenfold panelling on either side of screens passage, refixed. Hall, now drawing room, floored over with medillion cornice ceiling, and fine chimney piece. In each cross-wing open well staircase with moulded string course, turned balustrade, hand rail ramped up to newel and fielded panelled dado. Hall roof rebuilt but remains of king post roof in crosswings. VCH; 1908; Vol III; p.453-4.
Listing NGR: SU4764039508
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 145262
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, The Victoria History of the County of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1908), 453-4
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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