Description

SP 72 SW EAST CLAYDON BOTYL ROAD
(west side)
BOTOLPH CLAYDON

5/11 Botolph House

19.8.59

GV II*

House. Circa 1712. E. front is of red header brick with gauged
brick heads to windows, ashlar plinth and moulded wooden modillion
cornice to eaves and pediment. N. and S, sides are of vitreous
headers with red brick quoins and window surrounds, and moulded
brick plinth. Rear is of chequer brick. Eaves cornice carried
all the way round. Hipped tile roof, brick chimneys. Double
pile plan. 2 storeys, basement and attic, 5 bays. E. front:
3 centre bays form slight projection with pediment. Basement has
irregular barred wooden casements. Main floors have 3-pane sash
windows, those to outer bays of ground floor with moulded brick
edgings, those flanking door with shaped heads. Central first floor
window has moulded stone surround with splayed architrave and
balustraded apron. Stone porch below has attached Ionic columns and
restored entablature with pulvinated frieze. Wooden inner doorcase
has rusticated piers and panelled reveals, arched over 9-panelled
door with semi-circular radiating fanlight. Oval window in pediment
with moulded stone surround and radiating glazing bars. N. and S.
sides of 3 bays each have similar sash windows but with some blind
window panels, and 2 hipped dormers with moulded cornices and paired
barred casements. Rear has sashes to first floor and 2 Serlian
windows to ground floor. Pedimented dormer with barred thermal
window. Small single storey C20 extensions to left and centre.
Interior: central entrance hall has 3 bays of quadripartite vaulting,
moulded cornice and 2 doors with architrave surrounds and pulvinated
friezes. Serlian arch with Doric columns to C18 staircase with turned
balusters and moulded handrail. N.E. ground floor room has fine C18
carved wooden doorcase and fireplace surround, both with panelled
pilasters, ornate bracketed cornices and friezes of swags and scrolled
rococo decoration. S.E. room has arched china cupboard with shaped
shelves and fluted architrave surround.

Listing NGR: SP7341924828

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535929

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)