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Weston House

Catalogue No. C0423
Dates of Construction: 1927
Location: Dorset, England
Client: Sir Alfred Fripp
Purpose of Building:Houses
Category:Single
Historic England Listing Number:1120435
[108733]
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Number:

Weston (1927), a late Lutyens house on a steep cliff‑top site for Sir Alfred Fripp, is a brick, tile‑roofed, split‑level design in a subdued Tudor–Georgian vernacular, giving each floor direct garden access and looking more like a Surrey country house than a coastal villa.

Description

Weston, Britwell Drive, ¾ m. sw. On the cliff top, a curious late house by Lutyens, 1927 for Sir Alfred Fripp (completed by the client). Brick, with extensive tile roofs, looking more at home in Surrey. A brilliant split-level plan on a steep slope, with direct access to the ground from each floor. Typical Tudor–Georgian vernacular detail. Otherwise surprisingly low-key for Lutyens. (Hill et al, 2018, p.638)

Bibliography

Hill M, Newman J & Pevsner N (2018) Dorset. The Buildings of England. New Haven: Yale University Press.,

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