Building record MDO46853 - Harwood House, Gillingham

Harwood House. Two-storeyed with attic and has walls of coursed rubble and brick, and slated roofs; probably early C17th. In 1694 the north gable was partly rebuilt in brickwork and in the C19th the house was given new roofs, new windows and the east front was rendered. <2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 31 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(14) Harwood House (81032638), 480 yds. E. of (1), is of two storeys with attics and has walls of coursed rubble and of brick, and slated roofs; it dates probably from the first half of the 17th century. In 1694 the N. gable was partly rebuilt in brickwork, and in the 19th century the house was given new roofs and new windows and the E. front was rendered.

The E. front is symmetrical and of three bays, with a central doorway flanked by casement windows of three lights, corresponding windows on the first floor, and a two-light window over the doorway. The ends of the façade are marked by stucco Doric pilasters, a 19th-century feature often seen in Gillingham. Above first-floor level the gabled N. wall of the E. range is of brick; at the apex is a chimney-stack with a terracotta plaque inscribed '1694 W.C.'. Inside, the plan is of class T. One room has a lightly chamfered ceiling beam. The stairs have carved spandrels and a late 18th-century balustrade, perhaps brought from elsewhere.'

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1973 (Map). SWX1197.

(ST 8103 2638) Harwood House [NAT]

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 912767 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jul 24 2023 10:58AM