The Downton Press the White Horse
THE DOWNTON PRESS, 64, THE BOROUGH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1300702
- Date first listed:
- 23-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The Downton Press the White Horse
- Statutory Address:
- THE DOWNTON PRESS, 64, THE BOROUGH
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1300702
- Date first listed:
- 23-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The Downton Press the White Horse
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE DOWNTON PRESS, 64, THE BOROUGH
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE WHITE HORSE, 62, THE BOROUGH
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:
- THE DOWNTON PRESS, 64, THE BOROUGH
- Statutory Address:
- THE WHITE HORSE, 62, THE BOROUGH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Downton
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 17505 21490
Details
DOWNTON THE BOROUGH SU 1721 (south.side) 5/32 No 62 (The White Horse) and No 64 (The Downton Press) 22.3.60 II
the grade -shall be amended to II*.
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DOWNTON THE BOROUGH SU 1721 (south side) 5/32 No 62 (The White Horse) and No 64 (The Downton Press) 23/3/60
II
Inn and shop. Late C15 open hall with cross wing, early C16 range to east, rebuilt c.1700. Timber-framing faced in Flemish bond brick with vitrified headers, tiled roof with brick stacks. 4-bay cross wing to west, central hall range with screens passage and 6- bay range to east. 2-storey, 5-window front of c.1700. To left is C19 shop front with 4-panelled door to Number 64, to left of central range is tall 6-panelled and studded door, in beaded case with porch on Tuscan columns, to left are two cross windows. Cross wing to right projects slightly to front; half-glazed door in panelled reveals with flat wooden hood on brackets, blind window to right and two plate-glass sashes to left. Stone plat band to first floor, to left is cross window, two blind windows and French window over main door, to right are three 6-pane sashes and one blind window; all with flat arches. Two round arched niches to first floor of left part have busts of King John and Queen Isabella, probably C18 replicas of C13 busts. Coved eaves cornice. Right return has three 6-pane sashes and two pairs of plate-glass sashes, 3-brick plat band to first floor; three 6-pane sashes,and one blind window. To rear is cross wing projecting to left, now services to inn, in English bond brick, with C20 windows. Single-storey extension to left is former slaughter house with half-hipped roof and segmental-headed openings. Main range has tall elliptical- arched opening to left with half-glazed door, to right is elliptical-arched opening with C20 window, both with keystones and imposts, to right are three small casements and C20 door, gabled dormer to catslide roof. Interior retains screens passage, probably used as through-way for horses. Complete original roof structure over all three parts of building; cross wing has 4-bay roof, formerly open, with one tier of clasped purlins and central closed truss with cranked tie-beam and arched 'v' queen struts to cambered collar. Central 2-bay open hall range with screens passage has roof with one tier of clasped purlins and similar trusses to cross wing, but with cambered ties and collars, east 6-bay range of 2 storeys has Western screens passage and roof with two tiers of clasped chamfered, purlins, all with curved wind braces and varying trusses, including a good arch- braced collar truss with fine moulding to soffit, to west. C17 inserted floor to central range has chamfered beam with step and runout stops. The newel to spiral staircase survives minus the treads. 4-panelled C19 doors. (Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury. 1801 Buckler drawing of busts in niches: British Library)
Listing NGR: SU1750521490
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319591
- 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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