History

An early C19 villa which has a verandah added at a later date. It is said to have been built before 1804 by John Proctor who died in 1837 and to have had the verandah added in 1874. It was bought in about 1890 by the agriculturalist Henry Oakley (died 1940) who was mainly responsible for laying out the very elaborate gardens.

Exterior

An early C19 house of two storeys with a front elevation of three bays. Rendered and painted with a tiled (possibly concrete) gabled roof with flanking stacks. On the first floor there are three windows with plastic glazing in the form of French casements with small panes and overlight, and architrave frames. The balcony to the first floor has turned balusters to a balustrade supported by Tuscan columns. A round-headed doorway in the centre of the ground floor has a six-panelled door and plain fanlight, and there is a part glazed double door to each side of this; these have square heads in two lights. Blind gable ends to the main block. There are rear service wings, which have been modernised and extended with modern glazing.

Interior

Interior modernised on the ground floor but retains the semi-circular staircase with cast iron balustrade and moulded pine handrail. This is lit by a small arched window with coloured glass.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an early C19 villa with well preserved character which was occupied for a long time (c1890-c1940) by Henry Oakley, a well known horticulturalist and breeder of shire horses.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Dewstow House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5268296

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide