Description

ST 76 NE SWAINSWICK UPPER SWAINSWICK

5/234 Upper Swainswick House

1.2.56 II

G.V.

Detached house. Early - mid C17, altered late C18. Coursed rubble with
freestone dressings; slate roof with coped raised verges and behind a coped
ashlar parapet and a coved cornice; ashlar and restored stacks. 2 storeys and
attics in 4 dormers. The south-west elevation is of two periods (see the straight
joint): 4 windows on ground floor and 7 on first, all glazing bar sash windows in
plain surrounds (the ground floor windows have 6 panes over 9). Central 6-panel
door in plain surround and under flat stone hood on brackets. Rear wing of
2 bays: one first floor window has a moulded architrave and cornice. Interior:
rear room of rear wing has a large ashlar fireplace in an ogee and ovolo moulded
surround, part of the 4-centred head and a moulded mantelshelf survive.

Listing NGR: ST7587068406

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26526190

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (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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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)