Parnella House
PARNELLA HOUSE, 23, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1250833
- Date first listed:
- 09-Apr-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Parnella House
- Statutory Address:
- PARNELLA HOUSE, 23, MARKET PLACE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1250833
- Date first listed:
- 09-Apr-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Parnella House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARNELLA HOUSE, 23, MARKET PLACE
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:
- PARNELLA HOUSE, 23, MARKET PLACE
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 00338 61579
Details
1. 1042 MARKET PLACE (North East side)
No 23 (Parnella House) ST 9961 2/118 9.4.54.
II* GV
2. C18. 3 storeys. An elaborate front with rusticated ground floor walling faced with Doric screen, probably later in date, of 6 free-standing columns supporting entablature built on to main wall. Chamfered quoins to upper part. Slightly projecting central bay. Moulded and bracketed cornice with central pediment. Parapet with moulded coping. Slate roof. Upper part has flanking 2-storey angular bays, resting on ground floor order. The lst floor windows of bays, Palladian type with entablature to side lights, architrave and keystone to centre lights. Single central 2nd floor window with architrave and keystone. Central niche on 1st floor (later insertion in former window ?) in architrave with rusticat blocks and triple keystone and projecting bracketed cill. Niche has good statue of Aesculapius. On ground floor - 4 windows and central 5-panel door with upper panel glazed. Good brass lion head knocker, cast iron foot scraper left hand. No glazing bars to windows. One bay extension lft hand with 6-panel passage door, flush type, architrave surround. One window over. Right hand ground floor room has a good early C18 fireplace with carved ornament, and very unusual enriched ceiling beam with interlaced curved ornament, enriched cornice moulding to beam and ceiling. Good contemporary stair, turned balusters and moulded handrail.
No 21 to 24 (consec) and The Black Swan Hotel form a group.
Listing NGR: SU0033861579
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 433315
- 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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