Hobbs and Chambers

1, CASTLE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1187424
Date first listed:
24-May-1993
List Entry Name:
Hobbs and Chambers
Statutory Address:
1, CASTLE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1187424
Date first listed:
24-May-1993
List Entry Name:
Hobbs and Chambers
Statutory Address 1:
1, CASTLE STREET
Statutory Address 2:
HOBBS AND CHAMBERS, CRICKLADE 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
1, CASTLE STREET
Statutory Address:
HOBBS AND CHAMBERS, CRICKLADE STREET

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

County:
Gloucestershire
District:
Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:
Cirencester
National Grid Reference:
SP 02274 02014

Details

CIRENCESTER

SP0202 CASTLE STREET 578-1/4/23 (South side) No.1

GV II

Showroom and offices, formerly Public House. Late C18 with C20 alterations. Brick, now rendered to front and right side; artificial slate roof to front range and rear wing; rendered right-end stack with upper part in brick, truncated brick left-end stack. Main front to Cricklade Street, entrance to right side in Castle Street. 3-storey 3-window range. First floor has 3 late C18 6/6-pane sashes in C20 moulded surrounds in early C18 style with moulded cills. 3 similar 3/6-pane sashes in similar surrounds to second floor. Ground floor has C20 timber shopfront of 3 windows to front with glazing bars, 4 Doric pilasters, frieze and moulded cornice. Corner to right is splayed with moulded bell in relief at first floor level. Right side has 3 windows similar to front on each floor; C20 long window to centre is 3 x 8-pane fixed light with individually-openable panes in similar shouldered surround. Shopfront continuous with front with glazed door to centre. INTERIOR not inspected but noted as having C20 staircase and C20 alterations.

Listing NGR: SP0227402014

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
365161
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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