Description

SU 97 NE SLOUGH UPTON COURT ROAD (south side)

4/11 Upton Court
29.9.50
G.V. II*

House. Circa 1370 with right-hand cross wing of circa 1425, C17 cross wing
to left, and extensive late C19 alterations and additions. Timber framed with
later rendering and planted timbers, and later rendered brick additions with
some planted timbers. Hipped old tile roof. Former aisled open hall of 3
framed bays with later inserted floor, cross wing off-centre to right of 3
framed bays, later gabled cross wing to left of 2 framed bays with catslide
over outshot to left, and central projecting gabled porch. 1 storey and attics
and 2 storeys. East front: decorated barge boards and hipped dormer off-centre
to left with diamond leaded casements. End stack to right, 2 end stacks to
left, and central ridge stack. Scattered C19 leaded casements. Central porch
with jettied first floor, first floor leaded casement, and glazed door beneath
with moulded architrave. Glazed doors to left and right with moulded four-
centered arched surrounds. Interior: fine large frame including 2 original
arched doorways between screens passage and service end, and crown post roof
in right-hand cross wing braced in 4 directions with chamfered timbers.
Fittings include: panelling, doors, and stained glass dated 1667. V.C.H.
(Bucks), Vol.3, p.314; B.O.E. (Bucks), p.240; The History of Slough,
Maxwell Fraser, Slough Corporation, 1973, p.143.

Listing NGR: SU9803779058

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551728

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy