Fovant House
FOVANT HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1199231
- Date first listed:
- 23-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Fovant House
- Statutory Address:
- FOVANT HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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- Date:
- 2002-09-02
- Reference:
- IOE01/06999/21
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1199231
- Date first listed:
- 23-Mar-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Fovant House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FOVANT HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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:
- FOVANT HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Fovant
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 99634 29480
Details
ST 92 NE FOVANT CHURCH LANE (west side)
3/175 Fovant House (formerly listed as The Old Rectory with 23.3.60 outbuildings) GV II
Rectory, now detached house. C17, rebuilt late C18. Dressed limestone, tiled roof, gable end stone stacks with moulded cappings, coped verges. L-plan. Two-storey, 5-window symmetrical front. Central door with 6 fielded panels with semi-circular fanlight in pedimented porch with engaged Tuscan columns, 12-pane sash either side. First floor has central Venetian window with sashes and 12-pane sashes either side. Left return has French windows with transom light. C20 twelve-pane sash to first floor, 2-storey rear wing to left has 2-light and 3-light casements, hipped roof. Right return is windowless, but to right is 2- storey rear wing with casements. Rear wing to right consists of two parallel ranges, long range to left has casements and one 3- light mullioned casement with elliptical-headed lights and cusped spandrels. Interior partly inaccessible at time of survey (April 1986), but front late C18 range has doors with 6 fielded panels in moulded architraves, rear stair hall has fluted pilasters, open well stairs with cast-iron rod balusters and wreathed handrail.
Listing NGR: ST9963429480
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 320761
- 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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