Homestead and Barbican Cottage
HOMESTEAD AND BARBICAN COTTAGE, 20 AND 22, CASTLE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318651
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Homestead and Barbican Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- HOMESTEAD AND BARBICAN COTTAGE, 20 AND 22, CASTLE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318651
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Homestead and Barbican Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOMESTEAD AND BARBICAN COTTAGE, 20 AND 22, CASTLE 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:
- HOMESTEAD AND BARBICAN COTTAGE, 20 AND 22, CASTLE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Mere
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 81153 32395
Details
ST 8032-8132 MERE CASTLE STREET (north side)
6/15 No 20/22 Homestead, and Barbican Cottage.
II
Broad frontage house in street row. C17 or earlier, much modified in C19 and late C20. Exposed rubble in courses, formerly rendered, concrete tile roof, large brick stack, and cropped stone stack at ridge. One of the earliest surviving properties in this street, possibly 3-room cross passage with main stack and stair to left, but last bay to right possibly added. Two storeys, irregular fenestration; ground floor has flush panelled doorfar left, opposite main fireplace, then canted bow shop window in 1:3:1 panes to flat roof, C20 door, two 4-pane sashes, and a large C19 canted shop front with stall-board, fascia to consoles, and glazed door with transome light. First floor has two 2-light small-paned C20 casements, two similar with horizontal bar, and a 4-pane sash over the shop-front. The cropped stack is far left, and lofty brick stack to left of final bay. Interior substantially modified, no original roof except remains of C17 or C18 principals; some evidence for winder stair, front left. Increasingly mutilated remains of a very interesting structure.
Listing NGR: ST8115332395
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 320144
- 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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