Roman Catholic Church of St Edith
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST EDITH, 5, KINGSBURY SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023710
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Edith
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST EDITH, 5, KINGSBURY SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023710
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Edith
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST EDITH, 5, KINGSBURY SQUARE
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:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST EDITH, 5, KINGSBURY SQUARE
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 09747 31173
Details
1. 5409 KINGSBURY SQUARE No 5 (Roman Catholic Church of St Edith) SU 0931 5/76
II GV 2. Mid-late C19. Former Methodist Church. Palazzo front to east. 2 storeys, English bond brick, channelled stucco on ground floor. Heavy Doric entablature (as parapet to hipped slate roof). Cross glazed sash windows, 5 on 1st floor with alternate segmental and triangular pediments and scroll bracket surrounds and flanking pilasters, set on salient plinth with moulded head over ground floor. Central window has balustered balcony. 4 windows on ground floor in rectangular recesses. Central Doric doorpiece with ½ columns; 6-panel 2-leaf doors with side lights and 4-pane overlight. This elevational treatment returned to Kingsbury Square with 2 windows on each floor, 1 blind window on each floor and plain central bay. Segmental headed doorway to left and 3 storey extension with overlapped eaves courses and 3 narrow windows. The interior: plain stairs divide at landing and reach fine 1st floor meeting room from each end; this room has coved and gilded ceiling cornice and pierced fretwork panels to balcony on left hand side (above upper flights of staircase). Former chimney breaks to front and back with niches. Balcony projects on decorative corbels. Niche on landing contains plaster statue circa 1821 of St Edith, made for Catholic Chapel at Midford Castle near Bath.
Listing NGR: SU0974731173
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319230
- 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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