Foxcote House And Archways

Foxcote House is an early 18th-century manor house, attributed to Edward Woodward. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with a hipped slate roof, and ashlar ridge and end stacks. The building has a double-depth plan and a 9-window front. The main entrance is a tall, multi-paned, part-glazed double leaf door, set within a moulded stone surround and flanked by pilasters decorated with iron heads. Ground floor windows are 18-pane sashes with moulded architraves on enriched consoles, each with a moulded cornice. The first-floor windows are similarly detailed. The front range is divided into five bays, with single pilasters toward the left and right, and Doric pilasters and columns to the centre left and centre right, forming a three-window central bay surmounted by an inset pediment to the attic storey. A frieze of triglyphs runs the length of the building below the attic storey, topped by a heavily moulded cornice. Five 6-pane sashes are positioned in the attic, with a casement replacing one to the left. A central sash has a head fitting into the apex of the pediment. All sashes have moulded stone surrounds. Small round windows are located on either side of the pediment. The attic storey is divided into five bays by pilasters, which continue from those below and are surmounted by large urns. A moulded cornice runs along the top. The building possesses a moulded plinth with bases corresponding to the Doric columns and pilasters above. Above the door is a moulded armorial panel. A stone porch, in a matching style, adjoins the right side of the building, featuring a six-panelled door and a moulded architrave and cornice. A long, single-storey range with sashes and panelled doors stretches to the left. The rear of the house is similar to the front, except for the doorway that possesses Corinthian columns and a broken, semi-circular pediment, approached by two flights of stone steps with a balustrade. Further sashes, blind windows, and Ipswich windows are on the sides. Large round-headed archways are located to the rear left and right. Internally, the ground floor features six-panelled doors with moulded wood surrounds and round-headed archways with pilasters. One central room contains a dado with a Vitruvian rail and a moulded wood fireplace with a cornice. The doors have eared architraves, surrounded by friezes. A dining room is characterised by wood Ionic columns, while decorative plaster frieze cornices and an 18th-century cupboard are found throughout. The staircase has a wrought iron balustrade. Foxcote was historically the residence of the Canning family.