The Dower House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. Farmhouse. 8 related planning applications.

The Dower House

WRENN ID
winding-frieze-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Country
England
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dower House is a former farmhouse that originated in the 17th century and was remodeled in the mid-19th century, with complete modernization since then. The building is constructed of rubble and features Cotswold stone roofs, along with ashlar chimneys that have moulded capping. It stands two storeys high with an attic and has a mix of mullion windows and glazing-bar sash windows, most of which are from the 20th century on the north and west sides.

On the west side, the north-south range has three gables that project irregularly. The left-hand gable is two storeys, the centre gable is recessed and also two storeys, possibly where former stairs were located, and the right-hand gable is longer and features mullion windows. The angle of the building is now filled with a 20th-century rubble porch lobby that includes a reused mullion window from around 1700, which has three lights. The north gable end has two garret windows, while an extension to the southwest incorporates a reused tracery element in its gable.

The south-facing garden front retains an original mullion window with drips and has three irregular gables. The right-hand gable has a catslide roof, and the central gable features a "Cotswold" gable on the wall face. The windows on this side include two-, three-, and four-light mullion windows with hollow chamfer edge mouldings. The central gable also has a reset two-light pointed monolithic window and an open pedimented stone bracketed hood.

Inside, the building has been extensively remodeled but retains a segment-headed archway in the former west wall. This archway contains a carved spandrel stone that is believed to have come from a Tudor arch fireplace or doorway, which has been adapted to form the current doorway.

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