Description

SU 67 SW ENGLEFIELD

4/29 Englefield House And
Entrance Courtyard
Adjoining To North-east

G.V. II*

House. Circa 1590-1600, altered in the early C18 and again in circa 1823-29
by Thomas Hooper. Largely rebuilt circa 1850-60 by Richard Armstrong, and
some rebuilding in long gallery after a fire in 1886. Ashlar, flint and
stone chequer-work in plinth and beneath windows in bays, and some red
brick to rear. Slate roofs. H-plan with towers to south-west and north-
east. 3 storeys. Moulded plinth, string courses, pierced parapet with
pinnacles and shields above bays, arched corner turrets, and stacks with
single and grouped octagonal shafts. South-east front: mullioned and
transomed windows with triangular pediments above windows on ground and
first floors. 5 windows front with central full-height canted bay window,
and projecting flanking wings each with full-height canted bay window and
paired shell niches on return fronts. South-west front: main elements
include: canted bay to right; central 4-stage tower with second stage oriel
window and arched entrance beneath; lower brick wing to left with battlemented
parapet. North-east front: main elements include; canted bay to left; enlarged
4-stage tower off-centre to left with pierced parapet, corner turrets,
larger corner turret to east with arched windows and flanking pilasters,
arched top stage windows, large mullioned and transomed windows in second and third
stages, and triple arched main entrance beneath with arched porte-cochère; lower
tower off-centre to right; red brick wing to right with battlemented parapet
and large 4-centred carriage archway to right. Early C18 wrought iron gates
and overthrow to long gallery at north. Entrance courtyard to north-east:
wall approximately 100 metres long and of varying heights with entrance to
north-east. Snecked rock faced stone with ashlar dressings. Some arched
balustrading, and square intermediate and end piers with obelisk and globe
finials. Interior: mainly mid C19. Double height entrance half with 3
early C18 Corinthian doorcases and triple-arched gallery; arcaded central
corridor with C18 fireplace and C19 staircase; library with C19 panelling,
fireplace, bookcases, pelments, rich cornice and C19 panelled plaster ceiling
with C18 bird medallions; long gallery to north. V.C.H. (Berks), Vol.3, p.405;
B.O.E, Berkshire, pp.138-139; Berkshire Architectural Guide, Betjeman and
Piper, Murray, 1949, p.124; Country Life, CLXIX, I, II and III.

Listing NGR: SU6222871943

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17553212

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)