Description

CORSHAM WESTROP
ST 87 SE
1/391 The Old House
(formerly listed as The Old
20.12.60 House with garden wall and Gazebo
at the Old House)
GV II

House, C17, roughcast rubble stone with stone-tiled roofs, half-
hipped to north gable with end stack, ridge stack on west wing and
north end stack to main range. One and a half to two and a half
storeys. 'L'-plan. East front has 3 dormer gables, 3-window range
of ovolo-moulded windows with hoodmoulds, 2-light to centre, 3-
light elsewhere. South gable has similar 2-light to attic, 3-light
to first floor and 4-light to ground floor with king-mullion.
South-west rear wing has south side door in moulded surround with
hoodmould, 3-light to left with 3-light above in dormer gable.
Rear of each range has coped dormer gable, rear of main range has
one-window range of 3-light recessed ovolo-moulded windows and
hoodmoulds, door to right. Rear of wing has upper 3-light recessed
chamfered mullion window and hoodmould, ground floor former door
now with C20 two-light mullion window and 2-light ovolo-moulded
window and hoodmould to right. Moulded coping and finials to
dormer gables.

Listing NGR: ST8860970361

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26572311

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)