Beech House
BEECH HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272674
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Beech House
- Statutory Address:
- BEECH HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272674
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Beech House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BEECH HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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:
- BEECH HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Seend
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 94719 61135
Details
SEEND HIGH STREET ST 9461 (south side) 12/304 Beech House 19.3.62 GV II
Villa, c1830, ashlar with hipped slate roof, and centre stacks. Basement and 2 storeys, 3-window range, square plan. Boarded deep eaves on paired brackets. Main front has raised plinth, band, eaves band and angle strips, plain 12-pane sashes above and channelled-rusticated ground floor with 12-pane sashes recessed in segmental-headed panels each side of 6-panel door with overlight in Roman Doric 2-column porch with fluted columns. Rear has similar details each side but 2-storey timber projection obscures first floor centre window and is built around original ashlar porch with panelled lintel. Half-glazed door within. Two segmental-headed dormers. West side 3-window range mostly of blank panels. East side has single storey and basement projection with roof hipped to east. House was built for T. Bruges (1751-1835) of Seend House, possibly as a dower house.
Listing NGR: ST9471961135
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 448269
- 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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