CONVERTED COACH HOUSE TO NORTH EAST WREN HOUSE

CONVERTED COACH HOUSE TO NORTH EAST, 32, VICARAGE STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1036254
Date first listed:: 28-Apr-1952
List Entry Name:: CONVERTED COACH HOUSE TO NORTH EAST WREN HOUSE
Statutory Address:: CONVERTED COACH HOUSE TO NORTH EAST, 32, VICARAGE STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1036254
Date first listed:: 28-Apr-1952
List Entry Name:: CONVERTED COACH HOUSE TO NORTH EAST WREN HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: CONVERTED COACH HOUSE TO NORTH EAST, 32, VICARAGE STREET
Statutory Address 2:: WREN HOUSE, 32, VICARAGE STREET

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

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CONVERTED COACH HOUSE TO NORTH EAST, 32, VICARAGE STREET
Statutory Address:: WREN HOUSE, 32, VICARAGE STREET

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

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Warminster
National Grid Reference:: ST 86744 45087

Details

WARMINSTER VICARAGE STREET 1. 5411 (North-West Side) 28.4.52. No 32 (Wren House) Converted Coach House to north-east ST 8645 SE 5/54

II* GV

2. An extremely good example of an early Georgian 5 bay house. Probably circa 1720 or 1730. 2 storeys and attic with a hipped mansard old tile roof. Coursed rubble on projecting plinth with moulded coping, plain string over ground floor windows, rusticated quoins, moulded and bracketted cornice and parapet. Slight central break, with pediment and quoined bullseye, Venetian window on 1st floor and wide 6 panel door on ground floor with Gibbs surround moulded and bracketted cornice, and narrow flanking windows. Altered glazing to sash windows, 2 ranges on each side of centre with architraves. 2 small mullioned windows to cellars below plinth. 2 dormers with architrave surrounds, central keyblocks and cornice and pediment. Interior retains several period features - vaulted cellars; fine oak staircase with 3 balusters to tread, uncut string with scrolls and guttae, scrolled end piece, ramped dado; 2 light stair window with stop moulded mullion; eared surround to fireplace in room on ground floor to right (from 1st floor). Long former stable wing to rear of stone with brick quoins - recently and well converted to accommodation with reused glazing bar sash windows. Former coach-house, to east converted into dwelling. 1 1/2 storeys, brick lacing course and pigeon holes.

Listing NGR: ST8674445087

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Legacy System number:: 313026
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.