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Latitude: 51.931 / 51°55'51"N
Longitude: -2.4031 / 2°24'11"W
OS Eastings: 372378
OS Northings: 225904
OS Grid: SO723259
Mapcode National: GBR NRFL.7T2
Mapcode Global: VH93W.9QFL
Plus Code: 9C3VWHJW+9Q
Entry Name: The Porch House
Listing Date: 2 October 1954
Last Amended: 18 October 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1341912
English Heritage Legacy ID: 125629
ID on this website: 101341912
Location: Newent, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, GL18
County: Gloucestershire
District: Forest of Dean
Civil Parish: Newent
Built-Up Area: Newent
Traditional County: Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire
Church of England Parish: Newent St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Gloucester
Tagged with: House
SO 7225-7325 NEWENT CHURCH STREET
(south side) I
13/97 No 35 (The Porch House)
(formerly listed as The Porch house
2.10.54
GV II
House; early and late C18; render, lined as ashlar, to front, plain
plinth, tiled roof. 'L' plan, front 2 rooms deep. Five windows
wide, 3 storeys. Largely symmetrical front: door up 2 stone steps,
8 panels, top 2 glazed, remainder fielded; plain rectangular
fanlight, panelled reveals. Fluted Ionic columns and responds to
porch, lowest third reeded: open pediment, dentil frieze. To left
2 sash windows, wide, moulded architraves, projecting stone sills
on end consoles. To right 1 similar window, cambered head to
cellar opening at ground level; to right window enlarged to form
doorway, up 2 stone steps, plain reveals, moulded surround, door
and fanlight as front door. First floor 5 windows as ground floor,
sills form continuous plain string course. Second floor 3 sash
windows, single-pane high sashes, sills as below. Modillion eaves
cornice; circular lead rain-water pipe with contemporary shaped
head to left front door. Gable brick chimneys: third to right
front door.
Internally: moulded cornice entrance hall, 6-panel doors; fluting
and paterae alternate in angle fireplace lintel: half Ionic column
on left of stairs at foot. Panelled shutters to ground floor
windows: dado panelling to room on right, semi-circular recess in
one wall, Adam-style fireplace surround, moulded cornice. Turned
balusters to stairs: flight up from first floor original. Original
house 2 bay, 2½ storey, enlarged 1 bay on right and eaves raised
late C18.
Listing NGR: SO7237825904
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