Description

SP52NE CAVERSFIELD A421
(West side)

2/34 Brashfield House and
Brashfield Lodge

- II

Small country house, now 2 houses. 1871-3 by William Wilkinson. Coursed squared
limestone with ashlar dressings; plain-tile roofs with rubble and ashlar stacks.
Complex plan. Gothic-revival style. 2 storeys. Irregular front has a large
central gabled projection containing an arched doorway with wave mouldings, a
tall double-transomed stair window and 2 smaller windows, all with trefoil
heads; gabled right bay has plainer transomed windows, and left bay has a tall
stack rising above a plaque containing initials and the date 1871. Left end has
a large 6-light canted bay window and the wing returning to rear has further
transomed windows and gables plus a circular stone stack in medieval style. A
further wing (now Brashfield Lodge) returns to right, parallel with the front
wing but extending beyond it; it has stone-mullioned windows and gables.
Interior: Brashfield House has contemporary oak stairs, and panelling.
(Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, P.524).

Listing NGR: SP5922525337

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26651024

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings