THE DOWER HOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE AND OUTBUILDING

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
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

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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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))

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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

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Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.