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The Dower House

A Grade II Listed Building in Sonning, Wokingham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4727 / 51°28'21"N

Longitude: -0.9105 / 0°54'37"W

OS Eastings: 475767

OS Northings: 175422

OS Grid: SU757754

Mapcode National: GBR C5J.QLT

Mapcode Global: VHDWV.57HW

Plus Code: 9C3XF3FQ+3Q

Entry Name: The Dower House

Listing Date: 1 August 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1117431

English Heritage Legacy ID: 41189

ID on this website: 101117431

Location: Sonning, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG4

County: Wokingham

Civil Parish: Sonning

Built-Up Area: Woodley

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Sonning

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SU 7575 SONNING PEARSON ROAD
(north side)

14/25 The Dower House
1.8.52

GV II

House.Early C18 refronting of older building. 2 storeys and attic, chequer
brick with red dressing and quoins, moulded first floor string, moulded
and bracketted, painted wood cornice, hipped old tile roof, large chimneys
to east and to north west. South front has 3 C19 gabled dormers and 5 bays,
vertical sliding sash windows with glazing bars in architrave frames, the
upper with sun-blind cases, 4-panelled central door in shallow panelled
reveals, doorcase of fluted Doric pilasters, supporting entablature with
triglyph frieze. Adjoining section to east refronted C18, altered timber
frame at back, 2 storeys brick, first floor string hipped old tile roof.
3 bays upper sash windows with architrave frames, ground floor 2-light
casements with lattice leading.


Listing NGR: SU7576775422

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