List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: BOROCOURT HOSPITAL
List entry Number: 1180805
Location
BOROCOURT HOSPITAL
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | District Authority | Rotherfield Peppard |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 13-Feb-1985
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 247050
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List entry Description
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History
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Details
CHECKENDON
SU68SE
5/30 Borocourt Hospital
- II*
Country House, now hospital, formerly known as Wyfold Court. 1874-84 by
George Somers Clarke the Elder for Edward Hermon. Some C20 alterations. Red
brick with grey brick diaper pattern; plain tile roof; brick stacks. Complex
plan, French Gothic style. 2 storeys and attic with 4-storey and attic wing to
right; higher towers. 14-window range. Stone porte cochere to left with 2-
centre arches to 3 sides. Studded door with Gothic moulded stone surround.
Irregular fenestration, mostly of stone mullion and transom windows with
elaborate carved hoods. Complex gabled roof with cross-gables, towers and
turrets. Ornamental ridge tiles and ornamental metal ridges to towers and
turrets. Decorative carved brick stacks. Elaborate carved stone details.
Other elevations of same quality and complexity. Interior: Vaulted stone main
corridor to ground floor with original light fittings. Open well staircase
with elaborate carved balustrade, armorial glass to windows and fixed
paintings. Many of the interiors survive with some C20 alterations.
Bought in 1932 and became Borocourt Hospital.
(Peter Howell, Wyfold Court; The Country Seat, 1970,p.244-51).
Listing NGR: SU6831182402
Selected Sources
- Book Reference - Author: Peter Howell - Title: Wyfold Court The Country Seat - Date: 1970 - Page References: 244-51
National Grid Reference: SU 68311 82402
Map
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