Description

OVER WHITACRE NUNEATON ROAD
SP29SE (East side)
3/136 Over Whitacre House
11/11/52
- II
Small country house. c. 1840. Red brick, Flemish bond, on coursed sandstone
plinth with stone dressings. Hipped roof of slate with 2 internal stacks having
entablature of brick. Main block with adjoining service range and courtyard to
north-east end. 2 storeys and attic. Symmetrical facade framed by moulded main
cornice and rusticated quoins, now painted. 3-window range of recessed hung
sashes with single central glazing bar and stone sills under flat arches with
raised key block of stone. Central porch approached by 5 stone steps. Red brick
and similar stone dressings. Broken pediment on paired console brackets.
Round-headed outer arch with moulded surround and keyblock. Doorway in square
head with rusticated surround and arched keyblock. 2 similar but larger hung
sashes flank the porch. Attic storey has 3 smaller hung sashes. The service wing
to the north is of red brick with moulded brick cornice. 2 storeys and single
storey round the yard. The property was sold in 1837 and a major building
programme may have been undertaken at that time.

Listing NGR: SP2603590588

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26286354

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Recommended Books

• 
  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair