St Nicolas House

1. WEST MILLS 5127 (south side)

No 3 (St Nicolas House) SU 4667 SE 5/209 29.9.50

II* GV

1. Early-mid C18 town house, style of James Clarke of Newbury (master builder) with mid C18 (before 1768) extension at rear. Early C19 extra addition on south side and mid C19 range to west (No 4 qV). Early C18 stable range south of house was formerly separate, but is now incorporated with the outbuildings of No 3. Two storeys. Doube-fronted with 5 windows. Tiled roof. Blue-grey bricks with red brick dressings. Pilaster strips on quoins carrying dentil brick cornice. Parapet with pilaster strips and blind, arched panels. Gauged, semi-elliptical arched, flush framed sash windows with exposed boxing, glazing bars and brick aprons to 1st floor windows. Good doorcase with open pedimented hood carried on consoles ornamented with cherubs' heads. Round-arched, architraved doorway with round-arched, radial fanlight and raised and fielded panel door. Mid C18 range at rear with ½-hipped tile roof, flush framed sash windows with glazing bars and mostly C19 openings to ground floor. Early C18 stables with hipped tile roof, timber framed and brick with cement finish, and 3 light mullioned casement windows to 1st floor. Interior of main house with mid C18 staircase with one twisted, one fluted and one plain baluster to each step. Two re-set, late C18 chimney pieces.

Listing NGR: SU4697967067