Lady Brown's Cottages
LADY BROWN'S COTTAGES, 1-5, POLEBARN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1021634
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Lady Brown's Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- LADY BROWN'S COTTAGES, 1-5, POLEBARN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1021634
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Lady Brown's Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- LADY BROWN'S COTTAGES, 1-5, POLEBARN ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LADY BROWN'S COTTAGES, 1-5, POLEBARN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Trowbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 85951 57920
Details
POLEBARN ROAD 1. 5411 (South West Side) Nos 1 to 5 (consec) (Lady Brown's Cottages) ST 8557 7/336 II GV
2. 1899 by A. S. Goodridge of Bath. A pair of single storey Tudor style picturesque almshouses, originally 3 per block. Snecked rubble with timber and brick infil to gables of Nos 1 and 2 and tile hung gables to Nos 3, 4 and 5. 2 gables to each front. 7 tall chimneys per cottage block, paired octagonal shafts with coed capping and stepped bases, square pantile roofs with crested ridges. The plan and elevations are symmetrical. The main ridge has a pair of cross ridges to centre and 2 lower hipped gables to angled corners; the roof returned across main gables and form turret at rear of each block. Porches centre and at sides. Corners angled with 3 light mullion and transom windows having decorative leadwork in upper lights. A pair of similar windows to centre. 4 tablets in walls - 2 with religious sentiments, 1 with coat of arms and 1 with memorial tablet. The doors retain the original painted house-names: Oleander Cottage, Hyathinthe Cottage, Jasmine Cottage and Cedar Cottage, Cypress Cottage, Olive Cottage.
Rosefield Cottage and wall, Rosefield and Homefield with gatepiers and gates, wall between Rosefield and Police Station form a group with Nos 1 to 15 (consec)
Listing NGR: ST8595157920
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 314105
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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