Estate Office And Adjoining Tower, North-West Of Ascot Place

WINKFIELD

SU97SW PIGEONHOUSE LANE 674-1/13/266 (South side (off)) 20/12/72 Estate Office and adjoining tower, north-west of Ascot Place (Formerly Listed as: OFF PIGEONHOUSE LANE Stable buildings to north-west of Ascot Place)

GV II

Estate office and adjoining tower. Mid C18, altered C19 and C20. MATERIALS: red brick in Flemish bond. Old tile hipped roof. PLAN: rectangular plan with square tower and single storey projections on west side. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Small rendered plinth, brick dentilled eaves. 2-light, C18 leaded casement windows with segmental brick arched heads. East front has 4-bays. C18 leaded windows in 1st and 3rd bays, plain wooden planked doors in wide box frames in 3nd and 4th bays. Wide planked door with 3 glazed panels in top and with long strap hinges in ground floor 2nd bay. Clock on south-east corner, just below eaves level, probably C19 with elaborate iron, scrolled brackets and an iron clock face decorated with an acanthus leaf in each corner. Tower has 2 stages. Pyramidal roof surmounted by small bellcote with open arched sides, lead ogee roof with ball finial. Tower plain except for small plank door in 2nd stage and 2-light window in first stage at ground floor level. Both have segmental brick arches. INTERIORS: not inspected. Link block (qv) adjoins the Estate Office and tower on east and wall with gates (qv with the stables) adjoin the Estate Office and tower on the west. The Estate Office and tower form the north side (in part) of a stone paved and cobbled stable yard.