April Cottage
APRIL COTTAGE, 21, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183607
- Date first listed:
- 23-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- April Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- APRIL COTTAGE, 21, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
- 2002-01-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/05391/30
- Rights:
- © Mr Peter J Ellis. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183607
- Date first listed:
- 23-Mar-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- April Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- APRIL COTTAGE, 21, HIGH STREET
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:
- APRIL COTTAGE, 21, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Downton
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 18190 21525
Details
DOWNTON HIGH STREET SU 1821 (north side) 6/91 No 21 (April Cottage), (formerly listed as pair of 23/3/60 cottages 14 yds east of the New Inn)
GV II
Pair of cottages, now one cottage in row. C17, C18 rebuilding of front. Painted Flemish bond brick, thatched roof with brick stack to left. One storey and attic, 3 windows. C20 door to right, two 12-pane sashes and one 2-light casement, blocked door to left; segmental-headed openings. 2-brick plat band to first floor of left part. Three 2-light casements to eyebrow dormers. Sun Insurance disc over front door. Rear wall has some exposed timber- framing. Interior has timber-framed partition, chamfered beam with runout stops, C18 open fireplace with reused chamfered lintel. Roof has some reused smoke-blackened timbers. (Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury)
Listing NGR: SU1818821528
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319650
- 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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