THE MANOR HOUSE AND 2 GARDEN GATEWAYS TO SOUTH

THE MANOR HOUSE AND 2 GARDEN GATEWAYS TO SOUTH, QUARRY LANE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1022940
Date first listed:: 09-Dec-1985
List Entry Name:: THE MANOR HOUSE AND 2 GARDEN GATEWAYS TO SOUTH
Statutory Address:: THE MANOR HOUSE AND 2 GARDEN GATEWAYS TO SOUTH, QUARRY LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1022940
Date first listed:: 09-Dec-1985
List Entry Name:: THE MANOR HOUSE AND 2 GARDEN GATEWAYS TO SOUTH
Statutory Address 1:: THE MANOR HOUSE AND 2 GARDEN GATEWAYS TO SOUTH, QUARRY LANE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: THE MANOR HOUSE AND 2 GARDEN GATEWAYS TO SOUTH, QUARRY LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Colerne
National Grid Reference:: ST 82128 71210

Details

COLERNE QUARRY LANE ST 8271 (east side) 8/301 The Manor House and 2 garden gateways to south

GV II

House, dated 1689 but of earlier origins, heavily rebuilt 1900 by W. J. Wilcox of Bath. Rubble stone, part rough rendered with ashlar dressings and small ashlar block with black mortar joints to 1900 work. Stone tiled roofs with coped gables and elaborate 1900 circular shafted stacks, to end walls, front ridge and 2 on rear ridge, paired shafts, except east end single shaft and rear ridge row of 4 axial shafts. Two storey and attic, L-plan. South front, rough rendered with central straight joint; to left, door and ovolo-moulded cross window above, both 1900, to right later C20 doorway and ground floor 1900 ovolo-moulded cross window. East gable end has fine inset 2-storey C17 3-sided canted stone bay with 3-light windows to front, single-lights to side. 1900 3-light attic window. To right moulded string returned to north side with 4-light mullion window below, central king mullion. Oval light above. North return has blank 2-light ovolo-moulded window to ground floor. Rear wing, east front, has moulded eaves cornice, 1900 2-light window and single light to first floor and renewed 3 and 4-light windows below with section of string course between. C20 projecting summer-room with coped east gable. West front wholly of 1900, with 2-light mullion windows to upper floor and attic and two 4-light cross-windows flanking gabled porch. Within porch, reset 1689 plaque set up by E., A. and F. Hunt to commemorate coronation of William and Mary, and an inscription recording rebuilding for Mrs. A. Walmesley 1900. Flanking south front are 2 opposed late C17 or early C18 ashlar gateways with moulded architraves, broken pediments and ball finials.

Listing NGR: ST8212871210

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Legacy System number:: 317393
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.