Witherington Farmhouse and Attached Cottage
WITHERINGTON FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, STANDLYNCH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023910
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Witherington Farmhouse and Attached Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WITHERINGTON FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, STANDLYNCH
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1023910
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Witherington Farmhouse and Attached Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WITHERINGTON FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, STANDLYNCH
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:
- WITHERINGTON FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, STANDLYNCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Downton
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 18170 24815
Details
DOWNTON STANDLYNCH SU 12 SE (west side) 4/133 Witherington Farmhouse and attached cottage
GV II
Farmhouse. c1700. Flemish bond brick, with C18 addition in English bond, tiled roofs, brick stacks. Late C18 cottage to rear is Flemish bond brick. L-plan. 2-storey, 5-window front. Central 6- panelled door has segmental head with keystone, and gabled porch, to right are two 3-light and one single casement, to left are two 12-pane sashes and one single casement. First floor has 2-brick plat band and five 2-light leaded casements. Two hipped dormers to roof, saddleback coped verges. To right is C18 bay with one 3- light casement, windowless right return and rear with casements. Left return has 12-pane sash to ground and first floors. Rear of main range has casements and tile-hung gabled extension. Rear cottage has planked door in porch to north front and segmental- headed casements to ground floor, first floor has four C19 2-light casements. Attached to right of cottage front is one-bay workshop in English bond with vitrified headers, planked door and casements. Rear outshut to cottage. Interior has pine fireplace with Ionic pilasters to south end, chamfered beams and fireplace lintel to north end, panelled dado and some reset partition panelling. Stairs have reused turned balusters. Attic with planked doors with strap hinges. This house mentioned in 1648 Parliamentary Survey; 3-bay timber-framed house, prior to rebuilding in brick c1700. (Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury).
Listing NGR: SU1817024815
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319692
- 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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