Wadfield House And Side Walls To Forecourt

SUDELEY - SP 02 NW 6/151 Wadfield House and side walls to forecourt 4.7.60 (formery listed as Wadfield) GV II* House. c.1705 C19 extension, altered and repaired 1931 for Major Dent-Brocklehurst, probably by W.H. Godfrey. Ashlar, coursed, squared stone; part natural, part artificial stone slate. 'L' plan, 5-window wings, 2 1/2 storeys; 2 and single-storey return to form U. Garden, originally entrance front: plinth with four 2- light mullion windows to cellar (one blocked). Four stone steps with nosings up to double doors, each 3 panel, centre panel narrow, framed bolection-moulded stone surround, and narrow Roman Doric pilasters: pulvinated frieze and pediment over. Each side two 2- light mullion and transom windows, cyma moulding externally, hollow chamfer inside. Leaded lights, iron opening lights. Plain string course, 5 similar windows above, modillion eaves cornice, hipped roof with sprocketed eaves, 2 pedimented dormers, 2-light, leaded light casements. Two chimneys to rear, moulded caps. Front extended about 2m each side by opening and short length of wall, plain top, about 1.9m high: wall returns to front about 10.5m each side to enclose forecourt, ending in square, monolithic corner pier, plinth, moulded cap, ball finial. Left return to house, plinth, 2 windows per floor as front, but hollow chamfer moulding outside, plain string course, eaves and roof as front; chimney in slightly-projecting gable on rear. Interior: garden entrance to lobby, stone paved, dado panelling to outer walls, tall panels above dado to back of stairs, 2-panel door to cupboard under, moulded beam to ceiling. To left, drawing room, bolection-moulded panelling, dado rail, panelled shutters and window seats, 1931 stone fireplace surround. Dining room on right of lobby, tall panels to stair wall, panelled shutters to windows, cupboard in former window, 1931 stone fireplace surround: cyma moulding to ceiling beam, as in end room of right wing: heavy chamfer to beam in kitchen. Stairs approached from back, moulded, pulvinated string, moulded handrail, square, panelled newels, twisted balusters, dog-gate to cellar stairs. Walls panelled: square, plastered dome over stairs at attic level. Trusses with curved feet to principal rafters, collars, extended as flying collars to chimney gables, king-post above collar, no ridge piece. Barrel vault to cellar. Present entrance in courtyard made in 1931, turning house round. Low wing originally cottage and coach house. Stone fireplace in drawing room copied from early C18 one over dining room, since removed. (A. Oswald in Country Life, 1946; D. Verey, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, 1970)

Listing NGR: SP0255826394