Weirpool

SU 6276 PANGBOURNE SHOOTER'S HILL (north side)

6/2 No.2 (Weirpool)

G.V. II

House. Circa 1650 with alterations and additions by Leonard Stokes in circa 1900. Timber framed and rendered with additions in rendered brick. Tile hung gable ends to north and south. Old tile roof. L-plan lobby entrance type of 4 framed bays, and later additions to north and west with canted bay to west. 2 storeys, and 1 ½ storeys to north-east. Moulded gutters. Ridge stacks to north and south, and end stack to east. Flat-topped dormer to north with 6-light casement, and projecting canted flat topped dormer above passageway to north-west. North front: left-hand block: large gable to left with 4-light first floor casement and 2 flat-topped canted bays beneath with glazing bar sashes and central half glazed doors with projecting flat hoods. Passageway to right with boarded door in left-hand return front. Right-hand block: first floor 2-light casement to left, and open ground floor with round arched loggia. Gable end to right with first floor cross window flanked by 2-light casements. Interior: C17 staircase with newel and cut balusters. Fittings by Stokes in a quiet free neo-Georgian style include fireplaces, panelling, mouldings, and of particular interest the classical inglenook with flanking seats, cupboards, shelves, and 2 small windows. These are competent and sensitive alterations and additions in the Arts and Crafts tradition.

Listing NGR: SU6332776703