Description

ST 76 NE SWAINSWICK UPPER SWAINSWICK

5/238 Glebe House

- II

Former rectory. Late C17, altered late C18 and c. 1860, probably by C.E. Davis
of Bath. Rubble with freestone quoins and dressings; slate roof with coped
raised verges and central ashlar stack. 3 storeys. 3 bays to the main part:
mid - late C19, 3-light cross windows and C20 French windows on ground floor;
2 glazing bar sash windows and one tripartite sash window on first floor and
3 glazing bar sash windows on second. 2 storey, single bay extension to left
with 3-light cross window. Central doorway in ogee and ovolo moulded surround
and under a flat stone hood on brackets; remains of a continuous dripmould over.
The east gable retains three 2-light casement windows in ovolo moulded surrounds
and under dripmoulds. The rear is all mid - late C19: the north west gable
entry has a 3-light window in an unusual arched surround on the second floor and a
chamfered and arched doorway.

Listing NGR: ST7576868414

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566459

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)