River Block at Royal Wilton Carpet Factory
RIVER BLOCK AT ROYAL WILTON CARPET FACTORY, KING STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023704
- Date first listed:
- 04-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- River Block at Royal Wilton Carpet Factory
- Statutory Address:
- RIVER BLOCK AT ROYAL WILTON CARPET FACTORY, KING STREET
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- Date:
- 2002-08-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/08666/16
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023704
- Date first listed:
- 04-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- River Block at Royal Wilton Carpet Factory
- Statutory Address 1:
- RIVER BLOCK AT ROYAL WILTON CARPET FACTORY, KING 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:
- RIVER BLOCK AT ROYAL WILTON CARPET FACTORY, KING STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wilton
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 09964 31475
Details
1. 5409 KING STREET River Block at Royal Wilton Carpet Factory SU 0931 5/48A 4.8.51. SU 1031 5/48A
II GV 2. Mid-late C18. 3 storeys and attic, colour-washed brick, left hand end with quoins, off-set eaves courses, half-hipped old tile mansard roof. 5 dormer windows, centre gabled. A 7 bay front with central entrance on 1st floor approached by flight of concrete steps with plain wrought-iron railings, the lower ones twisted. 2 entrances on ground floor in slight wall thickening and with moulded brick cornices over, the left hand one now a window in segmental relieving arch, the right hand one a plain door above which a datestone has been set in (1655 T W). The river block is flanked by 2 wings. Left hand wing: older, 2 storeys, 1st floor clad in corrugated iron with four 2-light small pane casements, the ground floor has a wide central entrance and to left a Venetian-type small pane window in slight recess; traces of timber-framing in left hand end. Right hand wing: circa 1800 tall gault brick 3 storey block of 6 bays. Segmental-headed windows 2nd floor, round-headed on ground and 1st floors with radiating glazing and small panes. Modern lift or drying tower in angle of centre and left parts. Quadrangle closed to south-east by canteen wing - mid C19 2 storey red and gault brick 7 bay structure with sawtooth eaves cornice to quadrangle.
Listing NGR: SU0996431475
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319223
- 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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