Description

ST 98 NE CHARLTON CHARLTON PARK

6/21 Andover House and Estate Office
(formerly listed as Andover House)
12.12.51

GV II

House and estate offices. Late C18 (possibly carried out in 1772-6
by the younger Matthew Brettingham when he was working on the
mansion; q.v.). Squared and coursed rubble with flush rusticated
dressed stone quoins, stone dressings and hipped stone slate roofs;
stone ridge stacks, some renewed. U-shaped block of 2 storeys with
offices to left and Andover House to right and centre. The rear
wall of the central wing forms the south-east range of the stable
courtyard (q.v.). Windows are cross-mullioned wooden casements and
French windows to ground floor, 2-light casements above, all in
blocked stone surrounds. North-east front to Andover House has
early C19 Gothick facade with 2-light pointed-headed windows with
'Y' tracery to ground floor and quatrefoil windows above; moulded
cornice and blocking course to parapet. C20 porch in the angle
with stable range (q.v.). Bell turret on ridge of centre wing:
square in plan with open top and pyramidal cap; clocks on south-
east and north-west faces.

Listing NGR: ST9524389367

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26552980

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)