Hethe House

HETHE MAIN STREET (Southside) SP5829-5929 17/48 Hethe House 18/12/86 Formerly listed as The Dower House) GV II House. Late C18 with C19 additions, Coursed limestone rubble. Hipped slate roof. Brick end stacks. Double-depth plan, 3 storeys. 5-window range. Central entrance has 6-panelled door, moulded wood frame with console brackets and overlight with geometrically patterned glazing bars. Entrance is flanked by 12-pane and 16-pane sash windows with stucco surrounds linked between the storeys. First and second floors each have 5 sash windows with glazing bars. Unhorned sashes throughout. Garden front to rear noted. as having 2 storey, 3-window range; central double-leaved panelled-glazed door, overlight within doorcase with shallow brackets and cornice; the overlight has an elaborate fan pattern of glazing. Tripartite sashes flank door, those to ground floor are 8-pane, to first floor 20-pane; central 12-pane sash; all windows with stucco surrounds linked between the storeys; all sashes unhorned; brick lateral stack to centre left. Said to have been the Dower House of Shelswell Park in the C18. VCH: Oxfordshire: Vol V1, p147

Listing NGR: SP5930429416