The Dower House and Attached Cottage and Outbuilding
THE DOWER HOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE AND OUTBUILDING, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382178
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Dower House and Attached Cottage and Outbuilding
- Statutory Address:
- THE DOWER HOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE AND OUTBUILDING, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382178
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 28-Oct-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The Dower House and Attached Cottage and Outbuilding
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE DOWER HOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE AND OUTBUILDING, CHURCH ROAD
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 DOWER HOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE AND OUTBUILDING, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Snitterfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 21715 60048
Details
SNITTERFIELD
SP26SW CHURCH ROAD
1457-1/6/108 (North West side)
02/08/72 The Dower House and attached
cottage and outbuilding
(Formerly Listed as:
CHURCH ROAD
(North West side)
Pool View and adjoining house (Clyde
Higgs Farm))
GV II
House and attached cottage and outbuilding. Late C17 or C18
with C19 additions to rear and extensive late C20
restorations. Brick laid to Flemish stretcher bond; hipped and
gabled old tile roof with brick cross-axial stack with fillets
and cap; large external lateral stack to left return and
similar end stack to rear. L-plan.
EXTERIOR: house: 2 storeys plus attic; 3-window range plus
2-window cross-wing to left. Entrance has 4-panel door in
moulded frame with consoled gabled hood. Entrance is flanked
by windows with brick flat arches over C20 small-paned
cross-casements; 3 windows to each floor, and small 2-light
small-paned casement to gable; one window to each floor of
inner return.
Left return has large lateral stack and similar windows; right
to cross-wing and entrance up steps top left with original
2-panel door in heavy frame and 2-lights above. C19
outbuilding now cottage attached to wing, with L-plan
outbuilding attached to end.
Cottage: single-storey; with attic attached to rear end of
cross wing has modillioned brick cornice. Left end canted
back. Renewed tile roof with end stack and cross-axial stack.
Wide segmental-headed entrance to left of centre has C20
small-paned glazed door and glazing to side, with
segmental-headed entrance to left and segmental-headed window
to left end; right end has segmental-headed window and
entrance with side light; 2 gabled half-dormers to left with
C20 casements.
Outbuilding: single-storey; attached to end has modillioned
brick cornice and 2 wide openings; rear has blocked
round-headed opening to left of 2 wide entrances flanking
brick pier with rounded angles; small return to right end.
INTERIOR: house: some chamfered spine beams; hall has large
fireplace with bressumer; stair to attic retains some C18
turned balusters; exposed purlins. Wing has stair between
walls; kitchen to rear has large fireplace with chamfered
bressumer; brick corbelling to upper fireplace; rear door has
strap hinges with fleur-de-lys ends. First floor has 2
bolection-moulded fireplaces, and cupboard with H-hinges.
Cottage: has some exposed beams and large recess possibly for
fireplace.
Outbuilding: has 3 king post trusses with cambered tie beams
and halved and crossed principals, probably re-used; end space
has bread oven and copper with lid.
Listing NGR: SP2171860046
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482544
- 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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