Court House
COURT HOUSE, COURT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1023232
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Court House
- Statutory Address:
- COURT HOUSE, COURT STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1023232
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Court House
- Statutory Address 1:
- COURT HOUSE, COURT STREET
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:
- COURT HOUSE, COURT STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sherston
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 85227 85960
Details
SHERSTON COURT STREET ST 8485-8585 (south side) 8/99 Court House 12.12.51 GV II*
Section of former Court House, now house and village store. Probable C16 origin rebuilt in c1680, altered in the C19 and C20. Squared and coursed rubble rendered to north front with steeply pitched plain clay tile roof and 2 stone stacks, that to right with brick cap. L-shaped plan incorporating Nos 1 and 3 Cliff Road (q.v.). Two-storey, 5-bay range with 4-pane C19 sashes to ground floor 2 left bays and upper windows; large shop windows to remainder. Large, elegant shell hood on ornately carved brackets to doorway off-set to left, 2-leaf glazed door. Moulded plinth, coved cornice. East end wall has 2 glazed openings with blocked stone surrounds and 2 flush cambered-headed strainer arches above moulded first floor string course. Interior. Ground floor room to left has late C17 plaster ceiling with central floral rose, moulded oval compartment and fig and oak leaf sprays in the 4 corners. Late C17 staircase with square newels and turned balusters, dado panelling and concealed C17 fireplace in first floor room to left. Evidence of further plaster ceiling now lost in ground floor shop. Vaulted lock-up in basement. C17 roof structure survives. (N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, 1975)
Listing NGR: ST8522785960
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 318096
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, (1975)
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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