Porch House
PORCH HOUSE, 1, THE CHANTRY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033914
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Porch House
- Statutory Address:
- PORCH HOUSE, 1, THE CHANTRY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033914
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Porch House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PORCH HOUSE, 1, THE CHANTRY
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:
- PORCH HOUSE, 1, THE CHANTRY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bromham
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 96265 65148
Details
ST 9665 BROMHAM THE CHANTRY
10/4 No 1 (Porch House)
19.3.62 II
House, later C17 on C15 core, painted and rendered rubble stone main range with hipped stone slate roof and rear stack. Painted brick range to right with Bridgwater tile roof and ridge stack. Main house is 2-storey-and-attic, 3-window range with 2-storey hipped-roof projecting porch to right. Flush quoins to north east angle. Two first floor leaded casement pairs and ground floor 6- light leaded casement with one iron opening light. Porch has rendered upper floor, probably timber-framed with similar casement pair. Ground floor pair of massive Doric half-columns and turned baluster screens each side. Behind columns on front is original timber doorcase with similar baluster screens each side. Six-panel door with overlight. Range to right is 2-storey, originally timber-framed, raised and refronted in painted brick in early C19. Two-window range of leaded casement pairs and central door, lower openings with cambered heads. Framing is exposed on west end wall. Thin square framing on rear wall. Interior not inspected: said to have cruck in centre and moulded stone fireplace in upper left-hand room (1952 Devizes R.D. List). House is possibly the chaplain's house for the Tocotes chantry in Bromham church, built 1492. From 1751 to 1825 was the Red Lion pub. (H. Davis, A. History of Bromham, 1965)
Listing NGR: ST9626865149
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 311154
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Davis, H, History of Bromham, (1965)
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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