Newnham Court

KNIGHTON ON TEME CP NEWNHAM BRIDGE SO 66 NW

4/104 Newnham Court

23.5.85

• II

House. Early C19 with late C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Stuccoed brick, partly-hipped slate roof and large stuccoed chimney stacks. U-plan. Part two storeys and cellar, part three storeys. East front elevation: three bays, outer bays project as full-height canted bay windows; ground floor windows are 15-pane sashes, first floor windows are 12-pane sashes; between the bay windows is a Doric distyle portico in antis above which is a similarly detailed loggia with ornate cast iron balustrade; the central entrance has moulded jambs surmounted by urns on pedestals, a pair of outer and inner half-glazed doors, panelled reveals and a large traceried fanlight. Interior: noted as having moulded ceiling cornices and door architraves to main ground floor rooms; central hall has an open well staircase to rear with turned balusters and wreathed handrail. South side elevation has a late C19 lean-to verandah of five bays with arch-braced chamfered posts; the two west bays are glazed to form a conservatory. The south wing has been extended and has an adjoining west wing which encloses a small rear courtyard. Within this court- yard at the rear centre of the main entrance is a square bell-tower with a large open-sided timber lantern, pyramidal slate roof and weathervane.

Listing NGR: SO6433168792