Gate Piers and Wall Between Stourton Club and the Spread Eagle
GATE PIERS AND WALL BETWEEN STOURTON CLUB AND THE SPREAD EAGLE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318467
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gate Piers and Wall Between Stourton Club and the Spread Eagle
- Statutory Address:
- GATE PIERS AND WALL BETWEEN STOURTON CLUB AND THE SPREAD EAGLE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318467
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gate Piers and Wall Between Stourton Club and the Spread Eagle
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATE PIERS AND WALL BETWEEN STOURTON CLUB AND THE SPREAD EAGLE, 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:
- GATE PIERS AND WALL BETWEEN STOURTON CLUB AND THE SPREAD EAGLE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stourton with Gasper
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 77652 34006
Details
STOURTON WITH GASPER HIGH STREET ST 73 SE (south side) 6/133 Gate piers and wall between Stourton Club and The Spread Eagle GV II Wall and gate piers attached to inn and club. Circa 1815 for Richard Colt Hoare. Dressed limestone square piers with cut rebates to courtyard side, plain stepped cappings with carved stone eagles' heads, attached walls with swept weathered coping up to inn on west side and club on east. Colt Hoare changed the name of the inn from Stourton Inn to The Spread Eagle, the Hoare's family crest, in 1815, the piers and walls with the eagles' heads were added at the same time. (Stourhead Annals)
Listing NGR: ST7765234006
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 321239
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Stourhead Annals in Stourhead Annals, ()
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 46 Wiltshire,
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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