Bower House, Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower
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- Bower House, Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower
1729 by Henry Flitcroft. Small country house. Red brick, Welsh slate roof with modillion cornice; 2 storeys and attics. Entrance front 1-3-1 double-hung sashes in reveals with flat arches. Slight central projection with doorway composed of architrave, pulvinated frieze and pediment on enriched consoles. Garden front has two circa 1800 wings with canted bay windows, central doorway up steps with iron railings has surround of rusticated Roman Doric pilasters entablature with key blocks and pediment. Central pediment to both fronts. Country Life 17.3.44 describes the interior before the recent alterations. Staircase paintings by Thornhill are particularly important. The house is notable as Flitcroft's first commission.
Local authority reference number | 5017 |
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Serial number of entry in list | TQ59 SW 9/4 |
Grade of building | l |
Civil parish | No record |
Date when building was first listed | 04/07/1952 |
Group value note | No |
Address of building(s) | Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower |
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