Leckford Abbas

SU 37 37 LECKFORD LECKFORD LANE A3057

14/11 Leckford Abbas

II

Medium-sized country house. 1900 by Sir Bannister Fletcher. Rendered brick and Bath stone, old plain tile roof. Double pile 2 storey and attic, 7 bay building, in 3 sections with separate lines of front wall and roofs, built out of hillside on levelled plateau. Entrance front has hill on left and large single storey billiards hall projecting forward from left bays. Right 3 bays project forward, in centre, Ionic porch of pairs of column each end with entablature above with under double doors of Art Nouveau style and window each side. Continuing right from porch, panel with niche, entablature over and Ionic pilaster. Over porch 7- light mullioned and transom window. Each side gabled bay with 3-light show window on ground floor, 3-light window on 1st floor and light in Dutch gable. 3-light flat roof dormer in centre and ridge stack each side with modillioned head. Centre 2 bays have 3-light windows, wide modillioned cornice and 2-light flat roofed dormer with ridge stack between. 2 left bays have billiards room project- ing forward with on its right side canted bay with 5-light mullioned and transomed window and copper dome with round headed dormers all round and vent cupola. On 1st floor of main part casements, roof hipped to left with stack to right. Interior much as built.

Listing NGR: SP3018036511