Clarendon House, Clarendon Park
CLARENDON HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1023949
- Date first listed:
- 23-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Clarendon House, Clarendon Park
- Statutory Address:
- CLARENDON HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1023949
- Date first listed:
- 23-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Clarendon House, Clarendon Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLARENDON HOUSE
- Statutory Address 2:
- CLARENDON PARK
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:
- CLARENDON HOUSE
- Statutory Address:
- CLARENDON PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Clarendon Park
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 19465 28541
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 04/01/2013
SU 12 NE
9/44
23.3.60
CLARENDON PARK
CLARENDON PARK
Clarendon Park
(Clarendon House)
I
Large house. Probably 1717-1737 for Benjamin and later, Peter Bathurst, MP for Salisbury,
died 1748. Remodelled internally 1814 and 1920. Chilmark ashlar limestone facades and
rendered brick to west side where C19 wing removed. Hidden hipped slate and lead roofs.
Two storeys and basement. Plan has major entrance on north to large central stair hall,
and principal state rooms in each corner of rectangular plan, the centre third of each
front but south setting forward. South front deeply recessed and filled with single
storey ballroom of 1920. North front in style of Thomas Archer; 2 storeys over semi
basement, 9 window bays, the central three broken forward and quoined, and with segmental
open pediment containing recessed blind lunette. Channel rustication door surround with
Venetiqn style arched head and enlarged dropped keystone. Four triglyphs and flat pediment
over. Piano nobile has 12-paned sashes without keyblocks and aprons below sills. Inter-
mittent balustraded parapet. South elevation originally two projecting wings with
recessed centre, each wing of 3 windows in raised stone architraves and aprons. Centre
ground floor French windows. Cornices at corners only and raised stone quoins. 1814
Venetian stair window on upper floor of recessed section, and differently detailed Venetian
window of 1920 to the ballroom below.
East elevation of 7 bays, centre broken forward and quoined, and triangular pediment.
slender central doorcase supporting open pediment over.
Interior completely remodelled 1814 and 1920:
Stairhall of 1814 has Perron stair with iron handrail and bracketed treads. Black and
white chequer floor, black marble Ionic columns on either side. The staterooms all have
plaster decoration in the C18 manner dating from 1920. The NW room and the centre east
room have Adam type late C18 fireplaces with marble slips. Upper floor rooms all very
plain.
Original early C18 stairs with closed string to cellar. Brick vaulted cellars but with
one beamed section possibly a relic of the previous house on the site.
RCHM Survey notes
Listing NGR: SU1946528541
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319936
- 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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