Description

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5273 WESTBERE WESTBERE LANE
(north side)

Westbere House
TR 1961 33/660 29.9.52

II* GV

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An L-shaped house of circa 1800. Two storeys and attics painted brick the
ground floor covered with wistaria and other climbing plants. Mansarded slate
roof with 3 dormers and parapet. Enriched frieze with swags. Five sashes
with glazing bars intact. The first floor windows have Venetian shutters.
Doorcase up 2 steps with engaged Ionic dolumns, enriched frieze, pediments,
elliptical fanlight and double doors of 6 moulded and fielded panels. The
east and west fronts are splayed and the west front has 2 bays of 3 windows
on both ground and first floors. The interior contains C18 marble fireplaces
and staircase with 2 twisted balusters to each tread. The house was at one
time owned by the writer Joseph Conrad.

Listing NGR: TR1925461036

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17557277

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments