Admiral's House

ADMIRAL'S HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1283746
Date first listed:
17-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Admiral's House
Statutory Address:
ADMIRAL'S HOUSE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1283746
Date first listed:
17-Dec-1986
Date of most recent amendment:
31-May-1988
List Entry Name:
Admiral's House
Statutory Address 1:
ADMIRAL'S HOUSE

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

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ADMIRAL'S HOUSE

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

District:
Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Compton Chamberlayne
National Grid Reference:
SU 02932 29808

Details

In the entry for

COMPTON CHAMBERLAYNE COMPTON CHAMBERLAYNE SU 02 NW VILLAGE (east side) 4/127 The Old Vicarage GV II the address shall. be amended to read COMPTON CHAMBERLAYNE VILLAGE (east side) Admiral's House

and the description shall be amended to read

Detached house. Early C19. Dressed limestone, hipped Welsh slate roof with rendered stacks. Two-storey, 3-window entrance front. Central 6-panelled door with octagonal-paned transom light and flat wooden hood on brackets, 16-pane sash either side. First floor has three 16-pane sashes. Roof on deep eaves. Attached formerly single-storey outhouse with 2-light casement and planked door (door part of Piggotts (q.v. 4/128)). Right return has single- light-casement to first floor. Left return has c1980 imitation sash to ground floor left, with 16-pane sash to right-and two 16-pane sashes to first floor; a small c1980 4-pane top-hung casement window to left on each floor. Rear C20 two-storey extension not of special interest. Interior: some window shutters; imported hob-grate fireplace with C20 reeded architrave.

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COMPTON CHAMBERLAYNE COMPTON CHAMBERLAYNE VILLAGE SU 02 NW (east side) 4/127 The Old Vicarage

GV II

Detached house. Early C19. Dressed limestone, hipped Welsh slate roof with rendered stacks. Two-storey, 3-window. Central 6- panelled door with octagonal-paned transom light and flat wooden hood on brackets, 16-pane sash either side. First floor has three 16-pane sashes. Roof on deep eaves. Right return has single-light casement to first floor, attached single-storey outhouse with planked door and 2-light casement. Left return has two 16-pane sashes to ground- and first floors. Rear C20 two-storey extension not of special interest. Interior has window shutters and reeded fireplace.

Listing NGR: SU0293229808

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
320713
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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