Description

1. 799 PARSON'S FEE (North Side) The Prebendal House School SP 8113 NE 1/51 7.4.52.

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2. C18 altered. Three-storeys. Rendered strings at first and second floor levels. Moulded cornice. Hipped slate roof. The entrance front facing churchyard has five windows and narrow panels flanking central window to upper floors. Two three light windows on ground floor and two narrow windows flanking door and under panels on upper floors. Eight-panel central door in panelled reveal with architrave surround, curved frieze, moulded cornice and central key-block with bedmould of cornice broken forward over. Architrave has rusticated blocks. Central porch of two Ionic columns, wall pilasters and entablature with carved frieze carved with oak leaf pattern, bracketed cornice and pediment. The garden front has flanking C19 bays formerly with central porch between, of engaged Doric columns and entablature with triglyph frieze and dentilled cornice. Formerly the central first floor window had a similar surround. Comtemporary stair and other interior fittings including some panelling and fireplaces. Lower red brick south wing. For some time home of John Wilkes, whose wife was of local family. Staircase with carved spandrels and spiral turned balusters rises full height of house. Hall has segmental arch with archivolt on fluted Doric columns. West garden front has 2 storey semi-octagonal bays. Central staircase sash window in eared architrave surround, fluted Roman Ionic pilasters, entablature with pulvinated frieze, modillion pediment.

Listing NGR: SP8165913882

External Links

• Wikidata Q17535394

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)