Description

BRADFIELD BUCKHOLD
SU 67 SW
7/2 St. Andrew's School,
(Buckhold House), And
Adjoining Garden Walls
And Gateways
- II
House, now school. 1884-5, by Alfred Waterhouse, with C20 additions to
north-west. Red brick with raised diapering in bands and in gables with
toothed verges, mullioned and transomed windows with sashes and buff
terracotta dressings, and shaped and plain tile hanging. Old tile roofs
with 10 stacks, truncated bellcote on ridge to north, irregularly
placed dormers and C20 flat dormers, and steeply pitched octagonal tile
roof with lead ball finial over corner turret to south-east. Irregular
plan. 2 storeys and attic, and 3 storeys and attic to north-west. South-
west front: main elements include: 3 storey and attic gabled block
projecting to left with first floor oriel and blank arcading, central
supporting buttress, and second floor corbelled out above. 2 storey
gabled projection off-centre to right with central 4-panelled door. 2
storey and attic gabled projection off centre to right with French
casements, blank terracotta panel in tympanum above, and C20 first floor
balcony. 2 storey octagonal turret to right with cusped arch blank arcading
between floors. North-east front: main elements include: gable end to
left with central stack. 2 storey and attic gabled projection off-centre
to left with 2 central 6-panelled doors and moulded surround; timber framed
gabled porch with curved braces, tiled roof, decorated barge boards, stained
glass windows in sides and two 6-panelled doors; blank arcading between
floors above and central date panel. 2 storey and attic gabled projection
off-centre to right with first floor pilaster strips. 3 storey and attic
gabled block projecting to right with upper storeys corbelled out over
ground floor rounded corners. Brick and terracotta wall projecting to
south-west with buttresses, moulded coping and central moulded arch with
gable above and 'W' in terracotta panel in tympanum. Brick and terracotta
wall projecting to east with moulded coping, buttress with finial to east,
and central flat archway with dentils and timber gable above. Interior:
entrance hall has 8 Doulton ceramic wall panels, 4 large including scenes
of Doulton's Lambeth works, Lambeth Place and the quay at Delft, and 4 small
with various rural and urban scenes. Library contains fitted bookshelves
and gallery. Ground floor room in turret to south-east contains 2 wooden
wall cupboards with inlaid ivory decoration. School owns original signed
drawings of house and other estate buildings. Landscaped grounds.
B.0.E, Berkshire, p. 103;

Listing NGR: SU6025474371

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26577835

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)