The Coombs
THE COOMBS, SPARROW HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186310
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Coombs
- Statutory Address:
- THE COOMBS, SPARROW HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186310
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Coombs
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COOMBS, SPARROW HILL
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:
- THE COOMBS, SPARROW HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Coleford
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 57473 11288
Details
SO 51 SE COLEFORD SPARROW HILL (east side)
4/25 The Coombs
II
Former private house, now old people's home. Circa 1859 for Trotter family of Coleford. Dressed and snecked rubble stone with ashlar dressings, hipped slate roof, C20 brick stacks. Classical with French style central tower. Single range. 5 windows including corner bay at right. Various sash window heads, all with keystones, moulded stone architraves and fluted sill brackets. Bracketed stone eaves, sill band at first floor level, vertical bands at corners and marking some window bays. Projecting pedimented Tuscan porch on plinth with interior dentil cornice. 3 steps up to double doors with round-headed fanlight and flanking slit windows. Tower above porch has circular window at attic level with architrave broken by flat bands at compass points, and swept hipped roof with steep gabled dormers with circular lights on each face, and railed flat roof. Interior: hall has cantilevered stone staircase with wrought iron balustrade and swept wooden handrail. Coat of arms of Trotter family on wall. Main ground floor room to right has fine plasterwork and original white marble fireplace.
Listing NGR: SO5747311288
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 353717
- 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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