Kings House

CHARLTON KINGS

SO9620NE SCHOOL ROAD 630-1/34/109 (West side) 22/04/50 No.37 King's House

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House. c1603 for Robert Hawthorne, probably updating an earlier house on the site, with late C17 addition to south; subdivided c1800; later additions and alterations including restoration c1900-1910 by SH Healing, architect. Timber-frame with freestone plinth and a stone wing to south-east, brick lean-to abuts this at south-west; stone slate roof with some C20 replacement slates, stone ridge stack. PLAN/EXTERIOR: 2-cell plan with off-centre stack and back-to-back fireplaces with stair to SE side. The east and west fronts are jettied. Plinth, sill beam. Mainly close studding, the corner sections on the east front have ornamental small square panels with concave lozenges. Jetty beams have an ogee and ovolo moulding. Entrance to south-west lean-to: C17 wide-plank door and heavy strap hinges in frame with ogee and ovolo moulding and weathered vase stops, above to main block, SE facade a small 2-light window with an ovolo mullion. NW facade has 3 original projecting oriel windows (2 to first-floor), each divided into 12 lights by ovolo mullions and a moulded transom; each with ovolo and ogee moulding on the sill and transom and an ogee-moulded lintel; square projecting bay built to match to ground floor. SW gable-end has 2-light ground-floor window with ovolo mullion; 2-light casement on first floor. NE gable-end has two 12-light transomed windows, that to ground floor, off-centre, retains sill, lintel and corner mullions, otherwise replaced; decorative barge-board. INTERIOR: extensive exposed timber-framing; jowled post. Hall ceiling divided into 12 panels by heavy chamfered beams; fireplace of chamfered freestone with massive lintel and vase stops on the jambs. 6-panel door to lobby has carved lozenge motif in segmental-arched surround. Parlour (dining room) on south-west has stone lintel with chamfer. Parlour ceiling divided into 6 panels by chamfered beams; similar but smaller fireplace. Winder stairs to first floor and to attic, central newel post. HISTORICAL NOTE: the original entrance was probably to the NE wall. Known as Robert Hawthorne's House, after its tenant of 1608 and later Hawthorne Villa, the present name dates from 1933. In the late C17 the house was held by Charles Hawthorne

and Elizabeth his wife. The only unspoilt example of a Charlton Kings yeoman's house to survive. The same lozenge panel decoration occurs at Ham Court, Ham Road (qv). (Paget M (ed), Charlton Kings Local History Society: A History of Charlton Kings: Gloucester: 1988-: 59; Charlton Kings Local History Society Bulletin: 1979-: 16-17; Charlton Kings Local History Society Bulletin 18: 1987-: 5-15).

Listing NGR: SO9660820724