Good News Centre
GOOD NEWS CENTRE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078624
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Good News Centre
- Statutory Address:
- GOOD NEWS CENTRE, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
- 2002-08-20
- Reference:
- IOE01/07884/01
- Rights:
- © Mr Michael J. H. Bowden. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078624
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Good News Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- GOOD NEWS CENTRE, HIGH 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:
- GOOD NEWS CENTRE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Newent
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 72154 26004
Details
SO 7225-7325 NEWENT HIGH STREET SO 7226-7326 (east side)
12/152 & 13/152 Good News Centre (formerly listed as Lewall Street, Verger's House, and House adjoining 2.10.54 the Verger's House)
GV II
Formerly 2 houses, now shop and restaurant; C16, altered C18 and C20; timber-framing, rendered panels, painted or rendered brickwork; tiled roof. Two-bay main wing, cross-wing, 2 storeys and attics. Windows to front 1979 to 1980 except for attics. On right jettied first floor cross-wing supported curved braces; 3- light casement on right, 2-light replacing doorway (outlined below) on left. To left 5-light shop front, glazed door and 2-light window, all under tiled lean-to on brackets. Boarded door to side entry beyond. First floor, exposed framing to jetty, jowelled corner posts, long curved braces to bressumer, 2 full studs, thin rails, 2-light casement in centre. Above tie-beam, brick gable with thin timber-framing, 2-light casement in apex, plain bargeboards. To left two 2-light casements; 3-light casement in gabled dormer. Brick chimney forward of ridge to left of cross- wing. Internally, first floor timber-framed front wall and gable to left half; timber-framed back and side walls to cross-wing, with long, curved brace in right wall to wall plate. Curved windbraces on right slope cross-wing: rear gable replaced by hip. Flat purlins in cross-wing. Rear wings, part added 1985, not of special interest.
Listing NGR: SO7215426004
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 125684
- 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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