The Swan Hotel including former shop adjoining to south
The Swan Hotel, 1, Church Street, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1LN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1200184
- Date first listed:
- 18-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Swan Hotel including former shop adjoining to south
- Statutory Address:
- The Swan Hotel, 1, Church Street, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1LN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1200184
- Date first listed:
- 18-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Swan Hotel including former shop adjoining to south
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Swan Hotel, 1, Church Street, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1LN
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 Swan Hotel, 1, Church Street, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1LN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bradford-on-Avon
- National Grid Reference:
- ST8261460991
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21/08/2018
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CHURCH STREET (South Side)
No 1 (The Swan Hotel) including former shop adjoining to south
(Formerly listed as No 1 (The Swan Hotel) and former shop adjoining No 1 to south)
18.4.52.
GV
II*
C18 frontage, painted ashlar, two storeys and mansard, modern pantiles upper pitch, stone-tiled lower. Three flat-roofed dormers with casements.
Centre portion of facade breaks forward slightly, has rusticated quoins, and pediment. A circular panel in tynpanum bears date (painted) "A.D. 1500", but the building shows no external evidence of so early an origin.
On first floor on each side of centre portion are two windows, double-hung sashes with glazing bars, grouped in pairs with architrave surrounds, wide stone mullions between moulded sills with three cut stone brackets under each. All first floor windows have wrought-iron balconettes. Centre window over door is Venetian, with semi-circular-headed centre light, Tuscan pilasters and moulded sill with four brackets under. Moulded cornice and plain parapet over each side unit of facade. Central doorway with semi-circular head, keystone and imposts, fanlight with glazing bars, panelled door. Stone doorcase with Tuscan pilasters and open pediment. On right of door is pair of windows similar to those on first floor, while to left is oblong window and square-headed doorway with half-glazed door. Plain pilasters each side of door, plain frieze and moulded cornice extending over both door and window.
The property of the Swan Hotel continues down the street to the left of the front, with a building of lower elevation (formerly a shop). Early 19th century three storeys. Coursed rubble. Hipped pantile roof. Weathered string course. Two windows on second floor. Three paired windows on the first floor. All sashes in plain reveals, glazing bars missing. Original shop-front with recessed central door flanked by shop windows under one wooden fascia. Original sash window of six large panes to right, fixed windows to left. Double doors with rectangular fanlights over. Three panels each door with upper two glazed in each.
All the listed buildings in Church Street, the Chantry, Little Chantry, Barton Orchard and the Catholic Church of St Thomas More, Market Street form a group with No 7 and Nos 9 to 19 Barton Orchard, Nos 5 and 6 and 27 to 31 (consec) and wall Newtown. The Swan Hotel also forms a group with No 37 Market Street.
Listing NGR: ST8261460991
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 312511
- 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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