1 Chapel Street
1, Chapel Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1035001
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1991
- List Entry Name:
- 1 Chapel Street
- Statutory Address:
- 1, Chapel Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1035001
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1991
- List Entry Name:
- 1 Chapel Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1, Chapel Street
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:
- 1, Chapel Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Rugby (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 50283 75180
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19 October 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
SP 5075 SW
731-0/1/160
CHAPEL STREET
No 1
GV
II
Shop premises with accommodation above. Circa late C16 or early C17, extended in circa mid C17 and late C19. Timber-framed with roughcast panels and gable end and with brick rear wing. Plain tile roof with gable ends; rear wing has slate roof. Stack not visible from road. One bay one-room plan front range with one-room plan circa mid C17 rear wing extended again in late C19 at rear south. One storey and attic front range. One-bay front with small panel timber framing exposed above large C20 shop front with recessed bowed window and with C20 canted ariel in small gable above. The east side has blank gable end of front range on right, painted brick rear wing with casement on first floor and to left a later C19 red brick rear wing with twelve-pane sash on first floor and C20 garage doors below.
INTERIOR: Ground fIoor front room has unchamfered cross-beam and exposed joists and back room has ovolo-moulded axial beam with run-out stops, exposed joists and large fireplace at rear with unchamfered timber lintel supporting an exposed post above. Attic chamber over front range has timber framing exposed in gable ends with studs and large tie-beams and collar, the right hand (west) tie beam with segmental head (possibly of former doorway) carved from its soffit; exposed purlins and wind-braces at front. The chamber over rear wing is ceiled. Roof has common rafters on diagonally-set ridge-piece, the gable ends with principal rafters, that on left (east) with broad cusped diagonal braces. The rear wing's roof replaced in circa C19.
Note: Thomas Hughes refers to this building in his book "Tom Brown's school Days", when it was a butcher's shop. Tom bought a piece of steak to cover his eye after his fight with "slogger Williams".
Listing NGR: SP5028375180
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 308538
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hughes, T, Tom Brown's School Days, (1857)
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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