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Peppard's Castle — PEPPARDSCASTLE

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Peppard's Castle — PEPPARDSCASTLE
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Detached three- or five-bay two-storey double-pile over basement country house, built 1760, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; three-bay three-storey rear (east) elevation. "Improved", pre-1903, producing present composition. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1947. Hipped (west) and pitched (east) double-pile (M-profile) fibre-cement slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on limewashed eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Limewashed lime rendered walls; part creeper- or ivy-covered slate hung surface finish to side (south) elevation. Central door opening into country house with glazed timber panelled double doors. Paired square-headed window openings centred on square-headed window opening (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation with concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds.

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