Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1199306
- Date first listed:
- 01-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- 42-52
- Statutory Address:
- 42-52
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1199306
- Date first listed:
- 01-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- 42-52
- Statutory Address 1:
- 42-52
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:
- 42-52
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Corsham
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 85302 68932
Details
CORSHAM WESTWELLS ST 86 NE (north side) 3/398 Nos. 42-52 (even) GV II
Farmhouse, C17 altered, converted to 6 flats c1975. Rubble stone with concrete plain tile roofs. Main range is 2-storey and attic, 'L'-plan, with moulded coping to gables, outside north end stack, south end stack with paired diagonal shafts and C20 dormers. West front, altered probably in early C19, has 3-window range of long 12-pane sashes. Continuous dripcourse over ground floor, stepped over windows and central door. Additional door to left of centre and inserted C20 circular opening to right. At left end, projecting single storey wash-house. Rear of main range has, to right, fine moulded doorcase, with basket-arched head and carved spandrels. C20 door. Adjoining to left, blocked window with hoodmould to each floor and then, to left, 2-light and 3-light ground floor recessed ovolo-moulded mullion windows with continuous hoodmould. Traces of blocked windows above. Rear wing has, to south, C20 dormer and 2-window range of early C18 recessed cyma- moulded mullion windows and hoodmoulds, two 2-lights above, 3-light and 2-light below. East gable end has similar 2-light windows and hoodmoulds to attic, and to 2 blocked stair lights at upper level. Ground floor 2-light ovolo-moulded window and hood. Attached at north end, 'L'-plan range, one and a half storey, partly C17, altered in C19. North end chimney gable, west end gable rebuilt in C19 red brick. East wall has two 2-light recessed cyma-moulded windows to ground floor and single light with hood to gable. Flats 42-48 in main house, 50-52 in north end range. Locally known as Cromwell's Barracks from tradition that Cromwell's troops were housed here while he was at Jaggards (q.v.).
Listing NGR: ST8530268932
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 315426
- 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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