Description

WYTHAM SP4708 10/170 The Dower House 09/02/66 (Formerly listed as Post Office and store, The Dower House. Cottage to W of Post Office and store, Dower House) GV II House. Late Cl7/early C18: refronted mid C19. Uncoursed limestone rubble, roughcast front; gabled artificial stone slate roof; symmetrical end stacks of stone with moulded drip course and stone finished in brick rebuilt in C20. L-plan with rear left wing. 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. Mid C19 half-glazed door: bracketed hood with sundial and inscribed "FS 1859". Two-storey-and-attic square bay window to left has chamfered wood-mullioned lights: canted bay window to right has narrow sashes set in chamfered stone-mullioned lights: 2- and 3-light stone-mullioned windows above: similar 2-light window in gabled roof dormer. Late C18 cottage of limestone rubble with gabled stone slate roofs to left: mid C19 range to right. 2-storey rear wing of similar materials has 2 mid C19 three-light Gothic casements. Interior: cased and chamfered beams. Mid C19 spiral staircase with stick balusters.

Listing NGR: SP4759608610

External Links

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