Weston House

WESTON C.P. MAIN ROAD SJ 75 SW 2/55 Weston House - GV II

House, formerly vicarage. Dated 1841 on datestone. Red Flemish bond brick with ashlar dressings. Two storeys with attic. Entrance front: gabled slightly projecting wing at left. To the right of this is a slightly projecting gabled porch which has a 4-centred archway with ashlar surround and Tudor hood-mould. Ashlar kneelers and coping to porch gable and finials of diamond-shaped section to the sides and apex. The diamond shaped datestone with a moulded surround is set in the gable. The wing at left has a 3-light ground floor casement window with two mullions and one transom and a Tudor hood-mould and ashlar sill. Similar window to first floor of less height. Attic window to the gable which has ashlar springers and coping similar to those on the porch. Single light first floor window over the porchway canted ground floor bay window to right of this with lower body of brick and ashlar upper body with a lead roof. Three-light window to first floor with Tudor hood-mould and with a gablet over, with ashlar springers, coping and finials as elsewhere. Staircase window at far right starting at mezzanine level and extending through the first floor. To the right of the main block is a slightly recessed service court. Left hand return has three bays symmetrically disposed. The central, bay has cross windows to the ground and first floors and to either side are slightly projecting gabled wings, both having canted ground floor bay windows with upper bodies of ashlar and having 3-light central windows with single-light windows to the angles. Three-light windows to the first floor and single light attic windows. Both gables have the ashlar kneelers coping and finials seen on the entrance front. To left and right and behind the ridge but placed in symmetry with this facade are two groups of 3 chimney flues of diamond shape.

Listing NGR: SJ7325452268