Over Whitacre House

OVER WHITACRE NUNEATON ROAD SP29SE (East side) 3/136 Over Whitacre House 11/11/52 - II Small country house. c. 1840. Red brick, Flemish bond, on coursed sandstone plinth with stone dressings. Hipped roof of slate with 2 internal stacks having entablature of brick. Main block with adjoining service range and courtyard to north-east end. 2 storeys and attic. Symmetrical facade framed by moulded main cornice and rusticated quoins, now painted. 3-window range of recessed hung sashes with single central glazing bar and stone sills under flat arches with raised key block of stone. Central porch approached by 5 stone steps. Red brick and similar stone dressings. Broken pediment on paired console brackets. Round-headed outer arch with moulded surround and keyblock. Doorway in square head with rusticated surround and arched keyblock. 2 similar but larger hung sashes flank the porch. Attic storey has 3 smaller hung sashes. The service wing to the north is of red brick with moulded brick cornice. 2 storeys and single storey round the yard. The property was sold in 1837 and a major building programme may have been undertaken at that time.

Listing NGR: SP2603590588