Whitelackington House, And Gazebos To South-East And South-West Corners

WHITELACKINGTON CP - ST3715 7/137 Whitelackington House, and gazebos to south-east and south-west corners 4.2.58

GV II*

Detached house. Portion of a large C17 house altered in C18 and C19. Ham stone near-ashlar; Welsh slate roofs behind moulded coped gables, some with obelisk finials; brick chimney stacks. Two storeys with attic; west entrance facade of 4 bays, Chamfered plinth, large gables to the pairs of bays; hollow-chamfered aullioned windows in recesses without labels below, but with labels to first floor and attics, 3-light to all but upper bay 2, which has a semi-circular arched sash window with arched label, below which is a moulded semi-circular arched doorway with 6-panel door and radially-glazed fanlight, to which was added in 1981 an open stone porch with Doric columns and plain entablature. forth elevation of 5 bays, with sash windows in architraves to inner bays, those to bay 2 set higher and with semi-circular arched heads; to bays 3 and 4 they are 9-pane below and 12-pane above, with part-glazed door between these bays; outer bays have projecting chimney stacks partly gabled at heads. East elevation of 4 bays, gabled as west elevation, but with sash windows in architraves, all 16-pane; to upper bay 3 a semi-circular arched sash window with "I'-traceried head, and below a semi-circular arched doorway with Doric side pilasters and open pediment hood. Two gazebos attached to southern corners, and small lean-to on north elevation. Interior not seen, but a wood newel stair of C17 said to survive to attic (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, 1976).

Listing NGR: ST3796315242