Church House

CHURCH HOUSE, 3, ROOKE'S LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1243105
Date first listed:
03-Apr-1987
List Entry Name:
Church House
Statutory Address:
CHURCH HOUSE, 3, ROOKE'S LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1243105
Date first listed:
03-Apr-1987
List Entry Name:
Church House
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH HOUSE, 3, ROOKE'S 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH HOUSE, 3, ROOKE'S LANE

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

District:
Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Potterne
National Grid Reference:
ST 99613 58496

Details

ST 9958 POTTERNE ROOKE'S LANE

14/166 No 3 (Church House)

GV II

House, c1600, heavily restored in later C19, rubble stone with ashlar dressings and fishscale-banded plain tile roofs. West end stack. 2½ storeys, 2-gabled front with central projecting 2- storey ashlar gabled porch. Porch has coped gable and ball finial, hollow-moulded recessed mullion windows, one 3-light with hood mould to first floor front, blank 2-light to each side. Dripcourse over flush moulded doorway. Main house has entirely C19 fenestration, 3-light ovolo-moulded with hood mould and relieving arch to main floors each side, 3-light chamfered with hoodmould to attics. On right side date plaque P W / I V M V / 1614. West end extension with brick gable end. Parallel rear range with end stacks appears mostly C19 but is remodelling of earlier building. Three sharp gables, C19 mullion windows generally with 2-storey ashlar bay window, but 18-pane stair-light probably C18. Single storey range to right of main front with stone slates, half-hipped to West. C20 door with hood on brackets and renewed timber-mullion windows.

Listing NGR: ST9961358496

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
446631
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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