Wexcombe House, alias Upper Farm

Wexcombe House, Wexcombe, Marlborough, SN8 3SQ

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1034031
Date first listed:: 30-Jul-1986
List Entry Name:: Wexcombe House, alias Upper Farm
Statutory Address:: Wexcombe House, Wexcombe, Marlborough, SN8 3SQ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1034031
Date first listed:: 30-Jul-1986
List Entry Name:: Wexcombe House, alias Upper Farm
Statutory Address 1:: Wexcombe House, Wexcombe, Marlborough, SN8 3SQ

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Wexcombe House, Wexcombe, Marlborough, SN8 3SQ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Grafton
National Grid Reference:: SU 27238 59040

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 02/12/2020

SU 25 NE 9/49 GRAFTON WEXCOMBE Wexcombe House, alias Upper Farm

(Formerly listed as Wexcombe Manor, alias Upper Farm) II Farmhouse. Later C18. Brick with tiled roofs. Two tall storeys, two identical 2 x 2 bay wings with hipped roofs and centre link, also two-storey two bays with shaped gable and central oculus. Side stacks to wings. Ground floor windows C19 French doors with three-pane fanlights. Centre block with twelve-pane sashes with slightly segmental heads and similar windows to first floor of wings. Three-bay rear wing to both east and centre blocks and latter further extended. Interior not seen.

The farm is where A.Hosier made some notable agricultural improvements including the Hosier Bail milking system, and a poultry folding system.

Listing NGR: SU2723859040

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 310769
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.