Market House
Market House, Market Square
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078631
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Market House
- Statutory Address:
- Market House, Market Square
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- Date:
- 2002-09-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/07884/29
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078631
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Market House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Market House, Market Square
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:
- Market House, Market Square
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 72255 25831
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 May 2026 to remove superfluous text in the description and reformat the text to current standards
SO 7225-7325
13/165
NEWENT
MARKET SQUARE
Market House
2.10.54
GV
II
Market House; late C16 or early C17, restored 1864 for R.F.Onslow. Heavy timber posts on stone bases, ground floor; close-studded timber-framing, white-rendered infill above: tiled roof. three-bay hall, small semi-octagonal extension one end: two storeys. Ground floor slight chamfer to posts, row down centre of building, curved braces to bressumers: posts to semi-octagon much smaller section. First floor close studding, no centre rail: straight braces corner posts to bressumer: four-light timber window, flat head, trefoil-heads to lancets. Gable over centre north-east face: raised on small, square panels, curved corner decoration. Diagonal timbers form diamond-set square pattern,carved bargeboards, timber finial, iron weathervane. Extension one lancet per face, hipped roof. Right return as north-east face, but heavy jowls to posts: gable close studded up to collar, V-struts above. Wooden steps up to external door south-west face.
Internally, open below. Upper hall boarded, panelled sloping ceiling: cambered tie-beams to two trusses; measured drawing exhibited in hall shows two pairs angle struts, collar and V-struts over. Extension forms separate room; added 1864. Photograph of c1840 painting in hall shows exterior largely unaltered by restoration.
Listing NGR: SO7225525831
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 125698
- 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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