Old Brewery House

SU 5258 KINGSCLERE NEWBURY ROAD SU 5259 13/7 10.1.53 No 5 (Old Brewery House) GV II

C15, late C18, C19. Symmetrical front (south) of the second period, of 2 storeys, 3 windows. Tile roof, having former gables now half-hipped with a parapet between, hiding the valley. Rendered walling, plinth. The upper windows on each side are sashes beneath an arched opening (with plastered tympanum), in the centre is a small circular window, at the ground-floor are angular bays with sashes and flat roofs. The entrance is a Tuscan porch of 2 columns 2 pilasters, with a plain fanlight and 6-panelled (2 top glazed) door. The building extends to the rear with modern details; behind the wall is a cruckwhich indicates a former timber-frame. Within, there are panelled doors in architraves, an early C19 stair, a fireplace with a cornice above a surround having a bolection moulding; 2 upper rooms on the front have segmental ceilings.