Description

MARKET LAVINGTON HIGH STREET
SU 0054-0154
(north side)
12/146
No 79 (Wolesley House)
19.3.62
II
House. Early-mid C18. Stone, faced in brick, with tiled roof.
Two storeys, attic and cellars, 5 bays. Through hall plan with
service wing on right, the re-entrant angle infilled, C20. Six-
panelled door, the upper panels glazed with shell hood reset in
this position. Twelve-paned sashes, not quite symmetrical.
Valence fascia board and two early C20 gabled dormers. One flush
dormer to rear and kitchen wing with two small gables.
Interior has good C18 stair with turned balusters. Chamfered
ceiling beams, that to left sitting room deeply chamfered, and
cross beam to kitchen wing with bar stops. C18 cupboards either
side of angled fireplace in kitchen. Roof of four bays, principal
rafter and collar trusses with butt purlins and threaded diagonal
ridge. Stone cellar under right bay leading to segmental vaulted
wine vault to rear.

Listing NGR: SU0177054414

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26287425

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Recommended Books

• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House