Description

WEYMOUTH

SY67NE CHICKERELL ROAD, Lanehouse
873-1/4/449 (South side)
30/08/73 Westdowne House

II

Detached villa in own grounds. Early C19. Rendered, slate
roof. A compact square range facing S, with an extended wing
to the NE, and a later small extension to the W.
EXTERIOR: garden front is in 2 storeys with 3 windows; large
16-pane sashes to stone sills at first floor, above plain
sashes taken to floor level. The central panelled door with
transom light is covered by a large square portico on fluted
Roman Doric columns, without entasis, carrying a triglyph
entablature under enclosed pediment on 3 sides. The sides and
front are glazed. Plinth, first-floor plat band, moulded
cornice, blocking course and parapet.
The left return has an added one-storey extension in painted
brick, to an octagonal outer end, with various windows. The
right return is in 2 parts; the main range has 16-pane sashes
in 4 bays, then a section with two 12-pane sashes set at a
lower level, above a pair of heavy unfluted Tuscan columns in
antis to a recessed porch over door, transom light, and
side-lights. Beyond this is further door with transom light,
to segmental head. The cornice and blocking continue for the
full length of the range. There are 2 stacks to the front
range, and 2 to the wing.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SY6622178868

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26428604

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]