Forwood West and Forwood East
FORWOOD WEST AND FORWOOD EAST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1091097
- Date first listed:
- 24-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Forwood West and Forwood East
- Statutory Address:
- FORWOOD WEST AND FORWOOD EAST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1091097
- Date first listed:
- 24-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Forwood West and Forwood East
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORWOOD WEST AND FORWOOD EAST
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:
- FORWOOD WEST AND FORWOOD EAST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Minchinhampton
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 86847 00077
Details
SO 8600-8700 MINCHINHAMPTON FORWOOD
19/240 Forwood West and Forwood East
II
Formerly large detached house, now 2 houses. Mid-late C17; enlarged and extensively restored early-mid C19 for Playne family. Random rubble limestone, roughcast-faced except rear; ashlar chimneys; stone slate roof. Two-storey with attic. Front: 4 parapet gables, 3 to right forming symmetrical element with smaller central gable, this having doorway with 2-light mullioned casement above and small niche in gable apex, ball finial. Canted bay window to outer pair of gables with 3-light upper floor and 2-light attic mullioned casements above, all apparently C19 replacements. Further gable to left with mixed C19 fenestration. Flat roofed addition in angle with gabled wing to right. Good set of 5 ridge- mounted chimneys with paired shafts, combined moulded caps with tapering square stone pots. Parapet gabled ends. Rear: various gabled wings. Interior not inspected: probably extensively altered in Cl9. (N.M. Herbert, 'Minchinhampton' in V.C.H. Glos. xi, 1976, pp 184- 207)
Listing NGR: SO8684700077
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 133030
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1976), 184-207
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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