Wardour Cottage

WARDOUR COTTAGE, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1184019
Date first listed:
06-Jul-1987
List Entry Name:
Wardour Cottage
Statutory Address:
WARDOUR COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1184019
Date first listed:
06-Jul-1987
Date of most recent amendment:
16-Mar-1989
List Entry Name:
Wardour Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
WARDOUR COTTAGE, 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WARDOUR COTTAGE, HIGH STREET

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

District:
Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Hindon
National Grid Reference:
ST 90956 32904

Details

In the entry for:

HINDON HIGH STREET ST 9032 (west side)

8/165 Pandora

GV II

the address shall be amended to read: HIGH STREET (west side)

Wardour Cottage

II

and the description shall be amended to read:

House, at some time two cottages, now semi-detached. C17 core, largely recased and extended in the late C18. Dressed limestone, tiled roof with half hip to right, brick stacks. Gable end to road. Small 2-cell C17 house extended to left in C18. Two storeys and attic, three bays. Modern gabled porch to half glazed door with two 2-light casements to left and one 2-light casement to right in blocked doorway. First floor has three 2-light casements. Right return to road has C19 square bay with casements (once shop) to ground floor and 2-light to first floor with single light casement to attic. There are indications in the stone that the half gable is a C19 alteration. Rear has lean-to garage extension, C20 lean-to extension with pantiled roof and steel casements, brick stack in lateral position in rear wall. These features are not of special interest. Interior: Ground floor has two chamfered beams and a bressummer all with lambs tongue stops on the ground floor. Fairly slight chamfered beams with run out stops on the first floor. Principal rafter roof with 2 trusses, halved and pegged at apex, trenched purlins, no ridge piece. Evidence of piecing in for extensions at both ends and C19 structure of half hip.

------------------------------------ HINDON HIGH STREET ST 9032 (west side)

8/165 Pandora

GV II

Semi-detached cottage. Late C18. Dressed limestone, tiled roof with half-hip to right, brick stacks. Gable end to road. Late C19 gabled porch to half-glazed planked door with two 2-light casements to left and one 2-light casement to right in blocked doorway. First floor has three 2-light casements. Right return to road has C19 square bay with casements to ground floor and 2-light to first floor with single light casement to attic. Rear has lean-to garage extension, C20 lean-to extension with pantiled roof and steel casements, brick stack in lateral position on rear wall. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: ST9095632904

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
320955
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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