France Corner

FRANCE CORNER

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1305763
Date first listed:
24-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
France Corner
Statutory Address:
FRANCE CORNER
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1305763
Date first listed:
24-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
France Corner
Statutory Address 1:
FRANCE CORNER

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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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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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Location

Statutory Address:
FRANCE CORNER

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

County:
Gloucestershire
District:
Stroud (District Authority)
Parish:
Chalford
National Grid Reference:
SO 89733 03068

Details

SO 8803-8903 CHALFORD CHALFORD HILL

10/22 France Corner

GV II

Former row of weavers' houses now detached house. Mid-late C18, enlarged early C19. Coursed rubble limestone; ashlar chimneys; stone slate roof. Three-storey with attic; various outshuts to rear. Front: main part to right is earlier with 3 ranges of casements, 2 to left segmental arched small-pane timber casements, leaded iron casements to top floor; 3-light chamfered stone mullioned casements to right, also leaded on top floor. Small gabled roof dormer with leaded casement. Addition to left has 3- window segmental arched fenestration, that to centre on upper floor blocked, others leaded. Three doorways to row, each with projecting flat-roofed stone porches with moulded cornice, central porch with scroll elaboration and doorway with Gothic lights. Three ridge-mounted chimneys. West end: gable end with flight of stone steps to upper floor doorway with timber lintel and plank door; small attic single-light above. Rear: parallel roofed range to east part. Single-light windows to rear of main range. Interior: some stone fireplaces. Forms part of group with Little France Corner and Fernleigh (q.v.) and Halstead (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SO8973303068

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Legacy System number:
132816
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.

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