THE RIFLEMANS

THE RIFLEMANS, 1, 2 AND 3, SLAD LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1091583
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: THE RIFLEMANS
Statutory Address:: THE RIFLEMANS, 1, 2 AND 3, SLAD LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1091583
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: THE RIFLEMANS
Statutory Address 1:: THE RIFLEMANS, 1, 2 AND 3, SLAD LANE

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.

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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:: THE RIFLEMANS, 1, 2 AND 3, SLAD LANE

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

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Stroud (District Authority)
Parish:: Painswick
National Grid Reference:: SO 87375 06478

Details

PAINSWICK SLAD LANE SO 80 NE (north east side) 5/309 The Vatch Nos 1, 2 and 3 The Riflemans

- II Large detached house, now in 3 occupations. C17 and C19. Coursed and squared limestone, stone slate roofs, but some tile on back slopes, and concrete tile to Nos 1 and 2 in the long back wing. A building in 3 sections set flush facing the road, plus a deep and narrow wing, back left. To road the extension at left end, with later ridge than remainder, has C20 casements to segmental heads and appears to be Cl9 work; to right a 2-gabled section, built in 2 sections, with a straight joint and with break in roof line; left gable is plain, right, which is coped, is a fall cross-gable repeated at the back. Two storeys and attic; left gable has 3, 2 and 1-light recessed chamfer mullion casements to stopped hoods, the ground floor 3-light having pointed heads to lights, as at Abbey Farm (qv). To right, at junction, a C20 opening and plank door. Right half has two 3-light with pointed heads, below two 2-light recessed chamfer casements, these all to stopped heads, and in the gable a 2-light beneath a small blind oculus in a square panel. Return gable, right is plain. At back some casements with recessed chamfer mullions. Nos 1 and 2, in long back gabled wing has 4 windows; two storeys and attic, with 2 steel sash dormers over four 2-light casements to segmental heads with voussoirs and at ground floor various casements. Two-light casements to end gable, lean-to on inner side. Two small gable stacks to No 3. inside of No 3 includes one good chamfered beam to spade stops; former bressummer fire and stair to left, remains now at first floor. Limewashed early timbers, some principals only part worked, in cross-gable; A-frame. Formerly an inn, and said to have included a rifle-range in Napoleonic times.

Listing NGR: SO8737506478

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 133499
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.