The Limes
THE LIMES, MARKET PLACE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1021743
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1950
- List Entry Name:
- The Limes
- Statutory Address:
- THE LIMES, MARKET PLACE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2007-09-21
- Reference:
- IOE01/16916/02
- Rights:
- © Tim Belcher. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1021743
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1950
- List Entry Name:
- The Limes
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE LIMES, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE LIMES, SPA 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:
- THE LIMES, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- THE LIMES, SPA ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Melksham
- National Grid Reference:
- ST9050563583
Details
ST 9063 MELKSHAM MARKET PLACE
(east side)
7/134 The Limes
29.9.50
II
Detached house, now flats and car showroom. Late C18. Wing to
left on corner of Spa Road is ashlar, wing to right is rubblestone,
Welsh slate roof to left and ornamental tiled and stone slate roof
to right. L-plan, main front is to left return. 2 storeys, 3
windows. Central panelled and glass door up 3 steps has moulded
architrave and pediment on scrolled brackets enriched with acanthus
leaves. Either side is 12-pane sash in moulded case. Plat band to
first floor with three sashes in moulded cases. Rusticated quoins,
moulded cornice and parapet with balustraded panels. Right return
on Market Place has 2-storey canted bay with 12-pane sashes and
canted balustraded parapet over cornice. To right is rubblestone
wing of 2 storeys and attic, 3 windows. Ground floor has car
showroom inserted into front. First floor has central 16-pane sash
in beaded case with pair of 16-pane sashes either side. Three
gabled dormers with cresting and 16-pane sashes to roof. Rear of
showroom is rendered with C20 windows and inserted doors to flats,
to right is 2-storey ashlar canted bay with 12-pane sashes and
hipped roof with ball finial, to right and part of ashlar wng is
pair of sashes in beaded case with mullion to ground and first
floors, plat band. Cornice and blocking course with balustrade
continued from front. Flat-roofed C19 extension has sashes in
moulded cases.
Interior said to have good C18 staircase. Included despite C20
front alterations. Important position visually in the Market
Place.
Listing NGR: ST9050563583
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 314351
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 07-Jul-2026 at 15:52:58.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.