Description

TEMPLE GUITING -
SP 02 NE
6/132 Wood House, Guiting Wood
25.8.60
GV II
Manor house. C17 altered C18, restored and altered C20. Coursed
squared and dressed limestone, limestone slate roof, ashlar stacks.
Rectangular main body with C20 entrance porches projecting left and
right. Almost symmetrical facade. 2 storeys and attic lit by two
C20, two-light casements. 5-windowed: original 12-pane sashes with
wide glazing bars set within moulded architraves. Two double-
chamfered 2-light stone-mullioned casements (now blocked) to cellar
lower right. Single bulls-eye windows to porches set back on
either side of main body. Central double C20 fielded panelled door
flanked by engaged Doric columns with triangular pediment over.
Original double-chamfered cross windows, some blocked towards front
of left and right-hand walls. Roof parapet at front with inset
rectangular panels and central ball finial. C20 octagonal lantern
at centre of roof with ogee shaped top.
Interior: substantially altered from original plan.

Listing NGR: SP0809325860

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26445024

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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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 Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)