ROWDE HALL

ROWDE HALL, HIGH STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1243470
Date first listed:: 03-Apr-1987
List Entry Name:: ROWDE HALL
Statutory Address:: ROWDE HALL, HIGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1243470
Date first listed:: 03-Apr-1987
List Entry Name:: ROWDE HALL
Statutory Address 1:: ROWDE HALL, HIGH STREET

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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Location

Statutory Address:: ROWDE HALL, HIGH STREET

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

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Rowde
National Grid Reference:: ST 97975 62711

Details

ROWDE HIGH STREET ST 9762 (north side)

11/237 Rowde Hall

II

House, now flats, early C18, possibly on earlier core, ashlar- fronted with red brick sides and slate roof. Three storeys, 3- window front with the left bay projecting. Raised plinth, moulded string courses, cornice with egg-and-dart moulding and balustrade. Angles of projecting bay and south-west angle of main range have superimposed order of rusticated ground floor piers, first floor Roman Doric pilasters and second floor pilasters with Baroque capitals (similar to those on No 11 Church Street, Lacock, said to have come from Bowden Park, a demolished house of c1685). Mouldings break forward over angle piers. Under the cornice are a series of deeply-carved square plaques either with radiating foliage motif or crossed plant sprays or a dog's head crest, 2 to left bay, one to return, 3 to right two bays. Left bay has 3- storey canted bay_with mouldings carried around and sashes in architraves, right side has 2-window range of similar sashes but in angle is projecting ashlar enclosed porch with angle pilasters, cornice and parapet, door in architrave with cornice and side-wall round-headed sash. North end wall is Led brick with ashlar dressings, 2-window range of windows with gauged brick heads and keystones, ground floor obscured by C19 or C20 projection. South end, to road, is red brick with ashlar rusticated quoins, mouldings and balustrade carried around and 2 square plaques. One-window range; second-floor blank window in architrave with semi-circular indent in wall below, first-floor blank window with architrave and modillion cornice, breaking string-course, and ground floor 12-pane sash in architrave with segmental pediment, breaking string course. East return is ashlar with mouldings carried around and narrow sashes to upper floors. Mouldings continued around massive projecting ashlar chimney breast, possibly surviving from earlier building. Carved plaques on chimney-breast and on short ashlar stack. To right, early C19 red brick 2-storey addition with slate roof, hipped to right and front ground floor 4:12:4-pane Venetian window with large 12-pane sash above, both with gauged brick heads. Rear range behind not of special interest.

Listing NGR: ST9797562711

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Legacy System number:: 447219
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.