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Woodcote

A Grade II Listed Building in Leek Wootton, Warwickshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3196 / 52°19'10"N

Longitude: -1.5875 / 1°35'14"W

OS Eastings: 428214

OS Northings: 269138

OS Grid: SP282691

Mapcode National: GBR 5LR.FH5

Mapcode Global: VHBX9.FYMN

Plus Code: 9C4W8C97+V2

Entry Name: Woodcote

Listing Date: 23 January 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1364959

English Heritage Legacy ID: 308089

ID on this website: 101364959

Location: Leek Wootton, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35

County: Warwickshire

District: Warwick

Civil Parish: Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe

Built-Up Area: Leek Wootton

Traditional County: Warwickshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire

Church of England Parish: Leek Wootton All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Coventry

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Description


LEEK WOOTTON Woodcote Lane
10/217
Woodcote
-

- II

Main part dated 1861, extended 1869, by John Gibson in Jacobean style for Henry
Christopher Wise. Large sandstone ashlar house, rectangular on plan, 6 bays
long by 4 bays wide. Two storeys and attic. Tall moulded plinth and string
bands with saw-tooth decoration. Moulded eaves cornice. Steeply pitched plain
tile roof with gabled ends, all gables have finials. Four and six-light
mullion/transom stone windows. The end bays to south elevation have two storey
splayed bay windows with carved balustrading of pierced stonework. Main
entrance is on left of east elevation in a two storey projecting bay with
curvilinear gable. Four-centred arch to entrance porch with stiff leaf carving
in spandrels and oriel bay window above with carved stone armorial balustrade.
All chimney stacks have been truncated. Later matching addition, dated 1869
in south gable, projects from north-east. Interior: Good interior features
include chimney-pieces. Square inner hall occupies centre of main building
with stone staircase off the north side to arcaded first floor. The arches
to first floor arcade are supported on paired slender marble columns. Flat
ribbed timber ceiling to inner hall. The entrance porch and passage linking
it to the inner hall, have rib vaulting.

Listing NGR: SP2821469138

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