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Godolphin House

A Grade II Listed Building in Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4924 / 51°29'32"N

Longitude: -0.6105 / 0°36'37"W

OS Eastings: 496559

OS Northings: 177968

OS Grid: SU965779

Mapcode National: GBR F8D.8H9

Mapcode Global: VHFT8.CRL8

Plus Code: 9C3XF9RQ+XQ

Entry Name: Godolphin House

Listing Date: 11 April 1950

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1210946

English Heritage Legacy ID: 395510

ID on this website: 101210946

Location: Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL4

County: Windsor and Maidenhead

Civil Parish: Eton

Built-Up Area: Eton

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Eton

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


COMMON LANE
1.
1090 (South West Side)
Godolphin House
SU 9677 NE 1/5 11.4.50.

II

2.
Early C18. 1722 on drainpipe head. Boys' house of Eton College, one of the first
to be built for this purpose. Red and grey brick. 4 storeys and attics, 7 double-hung
sashes in surrounds with cambered relieving arches. Late C18 porch, left hand
1 window section of front and 4th storey. Porch: in the Adam manner, enclosed,
6-panel door with 2 panels flush, good traceried fanlight over, flanking three-
quarter columns, narrow side windows, corner pilasters; unusual capitals of columns
and pilasters with acanthus leaves, rams' heads and (?) buttercups; frieze with
paterae, modillion cornice and pediment, parapet. Machine tiled mansard roof with
dormers. Right hand 2-storey, 1-window modern addition. Early C19 yellow brick
2-storey garden front with canopied bow.
Interior: hall has half-columns similar to porch; 1st floor west bedroom fireplace
has white marble surround, carved pilasters with grotesques, frieze with carving
in basso rilievo.


Listing NGR: SU9655877972

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