BRITISH LEGION

BRITISH LEGION, 29, CHEESE MARKET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1242690
Date first listed:: 28-Feb-1952
List Entry Name:: BRITISH LEGION
Statutory Address:: BRITISH LEGION, 29, CHEESE MARKET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1242690
Date first listed:: 28-Feb-1952
List Entry Name:: BRITISH LEGION
Statutory Address 1:: BRITISH LEGION, 29, CHEESE MARKET
Statutory Address 2:: BRITISH LEGION, 29, MARKET PLACE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: BRITISH LEGION, 29, CHEESE MARKET
Statutory Address:: BRITISH LEGION, 29, MARKET PLACE

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

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Salisbury
National Grid Reference:: SU 14317 30050

Details

1. MARKET PLACE 1594 (Cheese Market) No 29 (British Legion) SU 1430 SW 1/307 28.2.52. GV II 2. In yard behind street frontage, access through Nos 31 and 31A qv, circa 1680 house of Sir Samuel Eyre. 2 storeys, attic and semi-basement. Colourwashed brick. Projecting rusticated brick quoins. 1st floor stringcourse. Deep moulded and coved eaves cornice. Steep hipped old tile roof. 2 dormers. 5 windows on 1st floor, flush framed sashes, glazing bars intact. 2 tripartite sash windows on ground floor and central door altered, blocked in by modern brick extension. Formerly there was a flat hood on richly carved acanthus scroll brackets over door. Basement windows blocked or altered. In north wall, at half landing level, an oak mullioned window. Interior has good staircase, closed string, turned balusters, square newels. lst floor north- west room has moulded panelling and fireplace. The semi-basement has reused heavy Cl5 moulded beams.

Nos 25 to 32 (consec) and the Market Hall form a group.

Listing NGR: SU1431730050

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 443537
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.