Description

SU 65 NE
6/70

SHERFIELD ON LODDON
CHURCH END
Sherfield Court

26.4.57

II

Early C18, early C20. Two storeys. Symmetrical front (south) with original centre of
7 windows and modern bow-fronted wings of 3. Hipped tile roof. Red brickwork in
Flemish bond; centre has a tall parapet with coping stone and plastered panels above
the windows, first and second-floor bands, rubbed flat arches, plinth. The wings have
a lower parapet but repeat the other features. Sashes in exposed frames, the
first-floor centre window is a Venetian window. C18 Tuscan porch, with a pediment,
plain columns and fluted pilasters, on 3 steps; modern door. The rear of the centre
comprises four 1/2-hipped gables, filled with brick-nogged timber-framing, the lower
walls being in painted brickwork; the centre 2 bays have an open ground-floor, on wood
columns. Leaded casements in oak frames. The modern rear wings end in hexagonal
and octagonal pavilions, each with a conical thatched roof. Beyond is the moat,
surrounding the site of the medieval structure.

Listing NGR: SU6721856820

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26623855

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)