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| HER Number | MWB18776 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | West Court House, Inkpen (formerly Westcourt House) |
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Summary
Grade II listed late 18th century brick house, perhaps associated with a medieval manor
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1290565: WEST COURT HOUSE
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (II): Map No 32 17/13 Westcourt House including garden wall.
C.18, two storeys, chequer brick, offset and dentilled brick eaves, flush vitreous brick first floor string, old tile roof, flanking chimneys. A five bay north front with later central brick porch with entablature and blocking course. Eight panelled central door to porch, rectangular fanlight with diagonal patterned glazing, flanked by wide panelled pilasters supporting the entablature which breaks forward over the doorway. Interior may be of interest.
Low curved brick and flint garden wall to road with central wooden gate.
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
The revised Pevsner dates the entrance range of West Court House to the late 18th century, with the rest later <3>. A history of Inkpen notes it as an early 18th century manor house <6>. The Victoria County History <4> documents the medieval owners of the manor later known as Westcourt.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p159. [Monograph / SWB10024] |
| <03> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p340. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <04> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p202-3. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <05> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. Map No 32 17/13. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <06> | Martin, E A. 1993. Inkpen Yesterday. p98. [Monograph / SWB12746] |
Related Monuments
| MWB16917 | Church Farm, Inkpen (formerly Westcourt Farm) (Monument) |
| MWB19484 | GARDEN WALL 9 METRES NORTH OF WEST COURT HOUSE (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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