Doughton House

ST 89 SE TETBURY UPTON DOUGHTON

5/342 Doughton House 6.9.54

II

Detached house. Early/mid C17 core, with additional wing to west of c1800, and to east and south probably of early C18. Coursed rubble stone with Cotswold stone-slate roof and stone stacks. Original central block has 2 large gables to south and projecting cross-gabled wing to rear, right on the road; wing to right projects forward forming L-shape. 2 storeys and attic. Attic gables have 2-light stone mullion leaded casement with square hoodmould, left-hand gable has been altered to 2 mullion and transom windows on each floor, right-hand gable has original 3- light stone mullion window on each floor. Or ground floor to right, stone Tudor arch doorway with wooden door panelled in Perpendicular style. Wing to left of c1800 has 2 storeys, 3 windows on 1st floor, 12-pane sashes with plain stone architraves. Ground floor has full height larger 12-pane sashes, also with plain architraves and round-headed doorway to right with keystone, impost blocks and plain architrave, with decorative radial fanlight and double half-glazed doors. Some original joinery remaining in this wing. Projecting right-hand wing has cavetto moulded 2-light stone mullion casements. Street facade has 4 gables. (David Verey, Buildings of England, Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds, 1979)

Listing NGR: ST8775791298