Dodington Manor

Dodington Manor is an early 19th-century rectory, originally associated with the Church of St. Mary, Dodington Park, and now a house. It may have been designed by James Wyatt as part of the rebuilding of the Dodington estate. Constructed in limestone ashlar, with sandstone dressings, a wing to the right is rendered, and the roofs are slate-covered. The building is of a classical style.

The main house is two-and-a-half storeys, with a central bay projecting forward, and a fenestration pattern of 1:3:1. The ground floor of the central bay has two sashes with blind recessed panels above. A central Doric porch features an eight-panelled door, a recessed panel above, cornice, and a parapet. The first floor has three sashes, each with a recessed panel above, pilasters, and a band course. The attic storey is set back behind the central bay, with two lunettes having splayed glazing bars, a cornice, a parapet, and stacks to the sides. To the left, a ground-floor blind window and a first-floor sash are present; to the right, the ground floor has a sash with 20th-century glazing in the lower section, and the first floor has a sash with a recessed panel above. A vermiculated sandstone plinth runs along the entire building.

An attached two-storey wing to the right has five windows with varied detailing, including a triple window at ground floor second from left and three sashes at first floor, all set within flat stone architraves. Two doors are located to the right, and the wing has a plain sandstone plinth, a band course, and a string course under the eaves. A single-storey projecting wing, situated between the main house and the two-storey wing, features three windows and two 20th-century doors, along with a barred window, a four-pane light, and a nine-pane sash. The left return has two sash windows, with pilasters to the sides and a band course.

The rear of the house exhibits a 1:3:1 window arrangement. A semi-circular bow on the ground floor features two sashes and a central French window, with four pilasters between the windows, a plain frieze, a cornice, and a parapet. Three sashes are located at the first floor, with flanking pilasters extending through two storeys. The attic storey is set back, mirroring the front with two lunettes, a cornice, and a parapet. A vermiculated sandstone plinth is also present. To the left, a French window and two blind recesses, each with a recessed panel above, are topped by a parapet, while the first floor is set back and features a fifteen-pane sash. To the right, three French windows, each with a recessed panel above, are topped by a parapet, with a sash set back on the first floor, flanked by pilasters.

A two-storey rendered wing to the left has five windows. The ground floor has three nine-pane sashes and a French window, all with flat stone architraves, while the first floor has irregularly spaced sashes. A terminal pavilion to the left incorporates a Tuscan portico with a large pediment, a central four-pane window with a cornice on scrolled brackets and a shallow pediment, and sandstone ashlar plinth.