Gate House of Devizes Castle
GATE HOUSE OF DEVIZES CASTLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1249360
- Date first listed:
- 19-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Gate House of Devizes Castle
- Statutory Address:
- GATE HOUSE OF DEVIZES CASTLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1249360
- Date first listed:
- 19-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Gate House of Devizes Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATE HOUSE OF DEVIZES CASTLE
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:
- GATE HOUSE OF DEVIZES CASTLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Devizes
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 00328 61361
Details
1. Gate House of 1042 Devizes Castle
SU 0061 2/217A
II
2. Dating from the later phase of the present castle's expansion, circa 1860 rock faced gate house. Large round tower and lower square tower flanking gateway with machicollated crenellated parapets. The double gird pattern timber gates are set in a large Norman archway, flanked by heavy shafts with cushion capitals. Above the arch linking the towers a deeply machicollated parapet with zig zag, the centre merlon stepped up with coat of arms. To the town front there are only slit windows but facing the castle, the round tower has small deeply recessed Norman windows and 3 larger ones with leaded casements, the ground floor one with double gabled dripmould, the others with arohed dripmoulds. Round headed doorway with dripmould decorated with lion head at crown. The square tower has 1 similar small Ist floor window and similar doorway on ground floor, the door with diamond battens and diamond light. Picturesque.
Listing NGR: SU0032861361
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 431448
- 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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