Willsbury Farmhouse
WILLSBURY FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186643
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Willsbury Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- WILLSBURY FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186643
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Willsbury Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILLSBURY FARMHOUSE
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:
- WILLSBURY FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Briavels
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 58641 04351
Details
ST BRIAVELS WILLSBURY SO 50 SE 6/188 Willsbury Farmhouse - II Farmhouse. C16, C18 and C19. Rendered, plain tile roof, gable stacks, that to right a large external stack. The acre of the house is a lofty gabled house with, back left, a projecting cross-gabled wing, probably staircase; part of the main block is also a parallel range unit, and a C20 extension (not included) lies to the left. There has been considerable modification to the original property in the C18 and C19. Entrance front in 3 storeys, irregular fenestration with two 6-pane sashes roughly centred at second floor, over two 12-pane sashes, one of these far right, and at ground floor three 12-pane sashes, a 6-panel door under an arch with plain tympanum, keystones, pilasters and impost blocks, off-centre, left, and between windows, right a plain deep round-arched niche also with triple keystone. At back the parallel range unit is in three storeys with, left, a 12-pane over 16- pane sash, C20 glazed door in segmental keyed arch, and, set low in wall, a 3-light stone chamfered mullion casement without drip over a 4-light similar but with stopped drip, and both of these with inner diagonal saddle bars; turret, right in 3½ storeys has small 2-light stone chamfered mullioned casement over 2-light C19 casements at second and first floors and ground floor opening, to basement in a C16 4-centre arch. Interior not inspected, but the ground floor room left of entry has stone floor and a large C16 bressummer fireplace.
Listing NGR: SO5864104351
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 354539
- 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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