The Dower House is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1966. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Dower House
- WRENN ID
- empty-clay-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1966
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dower House is a house dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, which was refronted in the mid-19th century. It is constructed from uncoursed limestone rubble with a roughcast front and features a gabled roof made of artificial stone slate. The house has symmetrical stone end stacks with a moulded drip course, and the stone has been rebuilt in the 20th century. It has an L-plan layout with a rear left wing, standing two storeys tall with an attic and a three-window range.
The entrance features a mid-19th century half-glazed door with a bracketed hood that includes a sundial inscribed with "FS 1859." To the left, there is a two-storey-and-attic square bay window with chamfered wood-mullioned lights, while to the right, a canted bay window has narrow sashes set in chamfered stone-mullioned lights. Above these, there are two- and three-light stone-mullioned windows, and a similar two-light window is found in the gabled roof dormer.
To the left of the main house is a late 18th-century cottage made of limestone rubble with gabled stone slate roofs, and to the right is the mid-19th century range. The two-storey rear wing, built with similar materials, has two mid-19th century three-light Gothic casements. Inside, the house features cased and chamfered beams, and a mid-19th century spiral staircase with stick balusters.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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