Monks House
MONKS HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283926
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Monks House
- Statutory Address:
- MONKS HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283926
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Monks House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MONKS 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.
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:
- MONKS HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Corsham
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 87846 68097
Details
CORSHAM MONKS PARK ST 86 NE 3/274 Monks House 20.12.60 GV II
House, late C18 and C19, ashlar fronted with hipped slate low- pitched roof, ridge and west end stacks. Two storeys and attic. Formal ashlar north front, 4-window, 2-storey with giant order of Ionic pilasters, entablature, with paterae in frieze on forward breaks over pilasters, dentil cornice and blind balustrade. Moulded sill course over plinth below 12-pane ground floor windows in architraves with cornices, fluted friezes and corner paterae. Guilloche first floor band. Six-pane upper windows in architraves. East front is rendered, lined as ashlar, with ashlar pier at north- east angle continuing mouldings from north front and plainer south- east ashlar pier. Off-centre 3-window, 2-storey and attic elevation with flush stone surrounds to windows and plain coved cornices. Moulded course over first floor and plain stone course over attic. Six-pane attic and first floor windows, 12-pane to ground floor right. Blank centre windows to ground and first floors. Ground floor left has arched doorway with traceried fan set in large mid C19 ashlar porte-cochere. Paired columns to front, single columns to rear, moulded cornice, damaged moulding, balustrade removed. South side has projection to right with 12- pane sash to each floor, plain cornice and parapet. To left, first floor 4-12-4 pane stair light with segmental head to centre, sill course and slate-roofed verandah to ground floor. C19 two-storey addition to west. West side is coursed rubble stone with ridge stack, random spaced sashes and single storey outbuilding projecting with 2 columns on south side. A south-west rear wing has been demolished. Monks estate is recorded from C14, held by Tropenell and Eyre families in C15 and C16, Danvers family from 1616 to 1711 and by the Dickinson family from 1711 to 1865. House was probably built 1780 for B. Dickinson. Later C19 alterations for Hon. J.T. Goldney.
Listing NGR: ST8784668097
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 315302
- 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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