Wisteria House, Market Square

Wisteria House, Market Square, Petworth, GU28 0AJ

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1266303
Date first listed:: 22-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:: Wisteria House, Market Square
Statutory Address:: Wisteria House, Market Square, Petworth, GU28 0AJ

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Date:: 2000-09-23
Reference:: IOE01/02169/32
Rights:: © Mr Tim Nichols. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1266303
Date first listed:: 22-Feb-1955
Date of most recent amendment:: 22-May-1985
List Entry Name:: Wisteria House, Market Square
Statutory Address 1:: Wisteria House, Market Square, Petworth, GU28 0AJ

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Wisteria House, Market Square, Petworth, GU28 0AJ

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

County:: West Sussex
District:: Chichester (District Authority)
Parish:: Petworth
National Park:: SOUTH DOWNS
National Grid Reference:: SU 97682 21694

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/11/2020

SU 9721 29/319

PETWORTH MARKET SQUARE (east side) Wisteria House

(formerly listed as Premises occupied by Anderson, Longmore & Higham, Solicitors, MARKET SQUARE, previously listed as Premises occupied by Pitfield & Oglethorpe)

22.2.55

GV II House, now office. C17 or earlier timber-framed refaced with sandstone ashlar in the C18 and now largely covered by a large wisteria tree. Three storeys. Four windows and one dummy window. Stringcourse above ground floor. Coved cornice above first floor. Cornice and parapet above second floor. Glazing bars intact. Doorway with flat hood over on carved bracket and door of eight fielded panels.

Listing NGR: SU9768221694

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Legacy System number:: 421925
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.