Belmont House
BELMONT HOUSE, SHUTE END ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1130739
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Belmont House
- Statutory Address:
- BELMONT HOUSE, SHUTE END ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1130739
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Belmont House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BELMONT HOUSE, SHUTE END ROAD
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:
- BELMONT HOUSE, SHUTE END ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Clarendon Park
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 17123 28433
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:-
CLARENDON PARK SHUTE END ROAD SU 12 NE (west side) 9/215 Belmont House II
House, circa 1835, extended circa 1855-1860. Cement render, hipped slate roofs. Two storeys to road, two plus basement to rear with garden at lower level. 1835 letter-L plan with plain deep eaves and recessed sash windows, 3 bays to north west front. 1850s block rectangular extending south east to form larger letter-L plan with projecting and pedimented entrance bay to north east elevation. Plate glass sashes in cement architraved surrounds with sill brackets. Entrance front of 3 bays has pilastered and pedimented centre bay with segmental pediment and consoles to upper floor window and projecting arched and corniced doorcase with channelled jambs, all in cement render. Area in front of side bays with elaborate cast iron balustrades. South east gable elevation has central canted bay window to ground floor, sash above. Garden front 1850s block has bay window at right to basement and ground floor, sash above, then 3 sashes, centre first floor one blind, 1835 block two bays with recessed sashes. Band course between storeys to whole of 1850s block and aired eaves brackets. Built out from 1835 block north east front is entablatured shallow wing with angle pilasters, band course and parapet. The original north west front, of 3 bays, disposed to the left, has doorway to left of centre with Doric porch. Stacks with entablatures interior: Two ground floor rooms of 1835 block with Neo-Classical painted ceilings of high quality, including busts of Homer and Dante, putti, vases and foliage. 1850s principal rooms have grand marble fireplaces, cornices, original gilded plastered pelmets, an elaborate pedimented and swagged over door, chair rails and wall panels. Hallway similar. Note: Belmont was built for John Staples. A drawing (copy in possession of the owner) of the house is signed W Wyndham Esq and dated 1835.
Listing NGR: SU1712328433
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 320126
- 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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