Ogbourne Maizey, East Dorset

Ogbourne Maizey House

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Grade II* listed house, http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-311297-ogbourne-maisey-house-ogbourne-st-andrew late 16th-early 17th century, altered in the early 18th century. Built of banded sarsen and knapped flint with a tiled roof, it has two storeys and attics, and cellars under the western third. It has a stone door case dating to 1636 with Ionic columns, entablature and pediment; the doorway is arched. It has five bays. On the ground floor, on either side of the doorway are early 18th century 18-pane sashes with heavy glazing bars. The outer bays have mid-18th century 12-pane sashes. Between, to the right of the entrance, is a round headed stair window; there is a balancing blind window to the left. The upper floor has 3-light stone mullioned windows. Above the eaves are three symmetrical gabled flush dormers, tile hung, with 17th century 3-light timber windows with diamond leading; between them are two similar recessed dormers. The gable ends have brick stacks, each with three diagonal brick shafts. The cellars to the right of the entrance have stone mullioned windows.

Uploaded to Geograph by Vieve Forward on 2 January 2015

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