Description

ASHTON UNDER HILL CP ASHTON WOOD
SO 93 NE
3/1 22/26 Ashtonwood House
15-11-78
GV II

House. C17 with mid-C19 and late C20 alterations and additions. Coursed
limestone rubble with ashlar dressings; slate roof has gable-end parapets
with kneelers, a gabled finial at the east end, a pair of square ashlar
ridge stacks with moulded cappings at the west end; a brick stack to rear
of ridge. One-and-a-half storeys with half-dormers and cellar. Three bays;
stone chamfered mullioned windows with hoodmoulds and returns in outer bays,
of four lights with central king mullion on ground floor and of three lights
in the half-dormers. There is also a small 2-light mullioned window in the
central bay beneath the eaves. The gabled half-dormers have parapets with
kneelers, gabled finials and small rectangular lights in the apex. Central
entrance has a chamfered four-centred archway, moulded architrave, hoodmould
with returns, and a C20 door; there is a small C20 rectangular light to the
right of the door. East end has a first floor 3-light window and a 2-light
attic window, both with chamfered mullions and hoodmoulds. There is a C20
single-storey kitchen extension at the west end with a 3-light casement and
glazed door in its south elevation. Also C20 lean-to addition at east end.
Interior: ogee stop-chamfered main ceiling beams. Large fireplace in west bay.

Listing NGR: SO9910839170

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26357180

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas