The Bear
THE BEAR, HEDDINGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240089
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Bear
- Statutory Address:
- THE BEAR, HEDDINGTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240089
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Bear
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BEAR, HEDDINGTON ROAD
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 BEAR, HEDDINGTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Heddington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 97157 67119
Details
ST 96 NE HEDDINGTON HEDDINGTON ROAD, Sandy Lane
5/134 The Bear
GV II
Inn now house, later C17, red brick with ashlar dressings and hipped stone slate eaves roof, 2 storeys, L-plan principal range with rubble stone moulded plinth, flush quoins and coved eaves cornice. Six-window range to front of 2-light recessed ovolo- moulded stone mullion windows with C20 leaded lights and dripcourses over each floor. Ground floor fourth bay has door in C19 surround set in C19 gabled brick and stone porch. South end wall has window set in bolection moulded former doorcase. Flush quoins of south east angle are set further out on ground floor than those above, indicating possible rebuilding of earlier structure. North end has ridge stack on rear wing and inserted 2-light window. East end wall has two 2-light windows each floor paired under single hoodmoulds. C19 south side addition. Gabled south east rear wing with south side plinth, two 2-light ovolo-moulded windows, dripcourse and eaves dormer. Rubble stone east end wall. North side 2-light window and dormer. House was formerly the Bear Inn on main London road which crossed the downs by Beacon Hill.
Listing NGR: ST9715767119
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 438199
- 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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