Market House
MARKET HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1098680
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Market House
- Statutory Address:
- MARKET HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1098680
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Market House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARKET HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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 PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ross-on-Wye
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 59919 24130
Details
1. 1560 MARKET PLACE
SO 5924 1/57 Market House 22.10.52. II*
2. Late C17. Said to have been built by Frances-wife of the 2nd Duke of Somerset 1660-1674. Local red sandstone and ashlar with tiled roof. Ground floor is open with an arcade of 6 bays on the North and South sides and 2 at each end. Round arches with Doric columns, with ½columns as responds. At East end 2 windows, each with 3 round headed lights and between them a round recess with keyblocks and bust (? of Charles II). At Nest end, a similar window and 4 rectangular sunk panels formerly finished with pediments and scrolls now weathered away. Similar window in North and South walls. In centre of North wall is a round-headed door opening onto a recessed balcony with panelled and carved posts and turned balusters to the railings. On South wall near the East end is a carved monogram with the initials F C or T C. Small square boarded lantern clock tower on roof with modillioned cornice and concave lead covered roof and small arched shuttered openings on each side. In South West bay is a staircase in a panelled enclosure, with straight strings, turned balusters, wide handrail and square newels. Upstairs a range of 4 oak posts, carved as diminishing Ionic pilasters support the roof. RCHM 2. Scheduled AM.
Listing NGR: SO5991924130
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 153553
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire II East, (1932)
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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