East Court

Listing of East Court, Finchampstead

ENGLISH HERITAGE LISTING: EAST COURT - Grade II

East Court Finchampstead is Listed, Grade II. The formal listing is as follows:

ENGLISH HERITAGE LISTING: Description: East Court and Adjoining Wall

Grade: II
Date Listed: 26 January 1967
English Heritage Building ID: 41552
OS Grid Reference: SU7965163323
OS Grid Coordinates: 479651, 163323
Latitude/Longitude: 51.3634, -0.8573
Location: Jubilee Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham RG40 3SD
Postcode: RG40 3SD

Listing Text
FINCHAMPSTEAD JUBILEE ROAD
SU 76 SE
(north west side)
12/4 East Court and adjoining wall
26.1.67
II
Large house. C17 altered early C18 and in 1870 by Mr. John Walter. Part painted brick, part painted tile-hanging with courses of shaped tiles, probably on timber framing; tile roofs part gabled, half hipped and hipped.
Irregular plan. 2 storeys and attics, large chimney stack to north west with some C17 brickwork. North east, entrance front:- main section has large chimney stack with battered sides on left and a large flanking chimney on the right; To the left of this is a C17 brick wall forming a dog-leg at right angles and adjoining the house approximately 36 metres long and 2 metres high. 2 bays on the right hand with gabled dormers over 2 sash windows with glazing bars on the first floor, and under the left hand window a half glazed door in wood Doric pedimented porch roughly in centre.
To the right of the main section is a 2-storey lower wing with a gable of one bay to the right, sash windows with glazing bars. Interior:- The hall has C18 panelling and an C18 staircase with turned barley sugar balusters and moulded handrails. The house was formerly known as Cowdries, as is mentioned in a Court Roll of 1607. V.C.H. III p.242.

Listing NGR: SU7965163323
Source: English Heritage


Updating comments:

  • The property is 3 storeys, but at the time of listing (1967) the elderly ladies in occupation had closed off the 3rd floor and removed the staircase, hence giving the impression of a 2 storey property with a large attic..