Park Place

WICKHAM WINCHESTER ROAD SU 51 SE 6/13 Park Place (formerly listed as 6.3.67 Park Place School) II*

Mansion, a Pastoral Centre. Mid C18, with early and mid C19 wings, and further outward extensions of the late C20. Main block with walls of brickwork in blue headers with red quoins and rubbed flat arches (now colourwashed), stone moulded plinth, cills, plain 1st and 2nd floor bands, cornice and coping of parapet: at the rear some Flemish bond with blue headers and red rubbed flat arches: south wing of red brickwork the north stuccoed. Hipped tile roof to the main block and north wing, hipped slate roof to the south wing. Symmetrical south-east front elevation with three-storeyed centre and two-storeyed wings of small projection, 3:5:3 windows. Sashes in reveals, two splayed ground-floor bays of stucco (three windows) to each wing. Wood porch of two pilasters two columns, supporting a fully-detailed Doric entablature, with dentils, triglyphs and mutules, open pedi- ment with panelled soffit, arched opening with key and Gothic fanlight, 6-panelled door on three stone steps (the stonework including the bases of the columns and pilasters). At the rear there us a semi-circular bay of two storeys three windows at the south side of the main block, a central Venetian staircase window at 1st floor level, and several minor extensions. The north wing has a rear extension capped by a clock tower, with separate corner columns, cornice, and leaded roof of ogee form. One room of the interior has pinewood doors and cases with fully- carved mouldings, and there are original fireplaces.

Listing NGR: SU5703711484