Description

SP 61 SE CHILTON THAME ROAD
(east side)

1/68 The Gatehouse

26.10.51

GV II*

House. Dated 1683 in raised cut brick above central door. Chequer brick.
Hipped old tile roof. 6 bays. 2 storeys plus dormers. Central doorway
has architraved frame and original 4-panel oak door. Evidence of hood
above. Flanked in central bays by single light transomed windows. Other
windows mullioned and transomed cross-casements of 2 lights, all with
leaded lights. Moulded frames. Flat arches to windows. Band course between
storeys. Above doorway is raised pattern of scrolls with central
pineapple on stalk, flanked by date '16' and '83', all in projecting cut brick.
Two 2-light swept dormers with leaded casements above bays 2 and 5.
Tall flanking stacks. Modern addition at rear, but several cross-windows
to flank and rear which retain original glass and leading. Interior,
Full height open well closed string staircase in centre bays rising from
entrance hall. Turned balusters, ramped moulded handrails. Door cases to
left and right of hall have heavy bolection architraves and frieze and
cornice.
RCHM I. 106. MON.6.

Listing NGR: SP6883911558

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535465

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair