Lushill House

1. 5410 CASTLE EATON LUSHILL Lushill House SU 19 SE 5/103

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1. Probably circa 1797 and after. Two storeys (formerly 3 as result of Victorian enlargement). Country villa reducer from Victorian castellated mansion and extended in Georgian style 1965 (see rainwater heads). Ashlar with band over ground floor and chamfered quoins. Parapet and moulded coping. Centre balustraded with flanking urns. Concealed slate roof. East front: 3 bays with slight centre break and glazing bar sash windows. Centre first floor window has moulded architrave, ground floor side windows have moulded architraves and cornices. Central solid portico with tripartite pillar arrangement and glazed doorway (replaces Ionic portico in antis now on north front). North front retains 2 storey bow with balustraded parapet to left. This has been repeated (1965) to the right with a 3 bay section between which has 4 column Ionic portico in antis (from garden front). Rainwater heads marked B (for Barker). 1965 Architect: Tom Bird. Interior a very pleasant Georgian pastiche with oval top-lit stair hall. South-east room retains original decoration.

Listing NGR: SU1614493995