Description

CHARLTON KINGS

SO9620SW NEWCOURT ROAD
630-1/36/103 (South West side)
14/12/83 Bafford House

GV II

Villa, now residential home for the elderly. 1826 with later
additions and alterations. Bath stone ashlar front on
sandstone basement, concealed slate roof, end stacks with
cornices.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys on basement at right, with 3 bays, the
outer bays break forward, with 5 first-floor windows arranged
1:3:1. Plinth. Full-height Ionic pilasters to outer bays,
Tuscan to centre bay. Flight of renewed steps with original
surrounds to central entrance porch with 2 pairs of Ionic
columns, frieze, cornice and blocking course. Within a
6-fielded-panel door with overlight. Mainly 6/6 sashes, those
to ground floor are taller, all in tooled architraves, those
to ground floor have cornices, that to first-floor, centre an
8/8 sash has cornice on consoles. Pilasters to first bay of
right return, blind openings.
INTERIOR: lobby has 2 niches, double panelled doors with
overlight with glazing bars, in panelled reveals. Main hall:
fluted Tuscan pilasters with embellished cornices. Sweeping
staircase has cast- and wrought-iron balusters; round-arched
staircase window and 2 niches. 6-panel doors have
fielded-panel reveals, tooled architraves and cornices.
Lounge: (now divided) cornice and ceiling frieze with
honeysuckle and scroll motifs; moulded pelmets. Shutters. Some
false ceilings reputed to cover original cornices.
(The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale
and The Forest of Dean: London: 1970-: 121; Paget M (ed),
Charlton Kings Local History Society: A History of Charlton
Kings: Gloucester: 1988-: 73).

Listing NGR: SO9621520229

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666342

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)