Nell Gwynnes Bathing House and Pool

NELL GWYNNES BATHING HOUSE AND POOL

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1246656
Date first listed:
01-Mar-2001
List Entry Name:
Nell Gwynnes Bathing House and Pool
Statutory Address:
NELL GWYNNES BATHING HOUSE AND POOL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1246656
Date first listed:
01-Mar-2001
List Entry Name:
Nell Gwynnes Bathing House and Pool
Statutory Address 1:
NELL GWYNNES BATHING HOUSE AND POOL

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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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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

Location

Statutory Address:
NELL GWYNNES BATHING HOUSE AND POOL

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

County:
Hampshire
District:
Winchester (District Authority)
Parish:
Itchen Valley
National Park:
South Downs
National Grid Reference:
SU5243232277

Details

SU53SW
148/7/10006
01-MAR-01

ITCHEN VALLEY
AVINGTON PARK
Nell Gwynnes Bathing House and pool

GV
II

Bathing house and pool. Circa mid C18; remodelled circa mid C19. Brick. Clay plain tile hipped roof with deep eaves with exposed rafter ends. Brick axial stack.
PLAN: Rectangular on plan. Two rooms, the front room facing large rectangular pool; both rooms heated from back-to-back fireplaces in a central axial stack, the fireplace in the back room has an oven.
EXTERIOR: 1 storey. Round-headed windows on east front facing pool; round-headed doorway and semi-circular window on south side; cambered brick arches to windows on north side; rear [W] wall partly rebuilt.
INTERIOR: Exposed brick walls and ceiling missing. Central brick axial stack with back-to-back fireplaces, both with cambered brick arches, the fireplace to back room has an oven.
Large rectangular bathing pool immediately in front [E] with dressed stone coping.

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
486983
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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