Description

SU 75 NE HARTLEY WINTNEY ELVETHAM PARK

5/46 Elvetham Hall: Gardeners
Cottage
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GV II

1861 (1863). L-shaped ornamental cottage, in Gothic style. 2 storeys, the
upper floor being partly within the roof. Very steep slate roof, with ornamented
bargeboards, a spire above a projecting turret, 2 dormer gables on the south
side, outshots at a lower angle, leaded top to the oriel; shafted stack. Red
brickwork in Flemish bond, with black flush patterns, including vertical strings
of diapers and a dated (AD 1863) panel, plinth. The upper parts of 2 gables
the turret and a gabled (staircase?) block placed high with the roof angle,
are elaborately patterns in 1/2-timber-framing, with closely arranged narrow
timbers, including straight and curved struts, and curved open brackets sup-
porting the turret. Openings are square within and next to the timber-framing
but elsewhere become pointed arches and trefoil shapes (all different) filled
with patterned tile-hanging or stonework (one dated AD 1861), some pierced.
Casements, some mullions and transoms, on the north side a slender oriel. The
plain trefoil-headed doorway is beneath the projecting turret.

Listing NGR: SU7737357099

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26384570

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide