The King and Queen Inn
THE KING AND QUEEN INN, 14 AND 15, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023354
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The King and Queen Inn
- Statutory Address:
- THE KING AND QUEEN INN, 14 AND 15, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
- 1999-08-21
- Reference:
- IOE01/00267/32
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023354
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The King and Queen Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE KING AND QUEEN INN, 14 AND 15, HIGH 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:
- THE KING AND QUEEN INN, 14 AND 15, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Swindon (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Highworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 20141 92446
Details
1. 5410 HIGHWORTH HIGH STREET (south side) Nos 14 and 15 SU 2092 SW 18/276 26.1.55 (The King and Queen Inn)
II GV
2. C18 remodelling of mid C17 houses. Six bay house, possibly always an inn. Two and a half storeys stucco fronted with band over ground floor. Stone slate roof with large central brick stack and gable end chimney to left. Three gabled dormers. Flush moulded frames to glazing bar sash windows. Wooden dentil eaves cornice carried around to the 2 hipped roofed 2 storey bays, left hand bay a tower porte-cochere with moulded caps to posts and a 5 light window over; large ledged doors. Right hand bay and the 3 ground floor bay windows have reeded pilasters. into doors. In through passage of No 16 can be seen the west gable wall with close studded circa 1600 ground floor treatment with 2 low arched doors; slightly later timber framed and rendered extension to south-west. To rear: 2 gabled extensions and 2 half-hipped gables, one with stone sundial (hours marked, said to be marked "W.L.1677"). Pump. Modern tile roofing to rear.
Listing NGR: SU2013192440
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 318395
- 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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