West End House. Horsecastles House. Including Railings and Gate Before Front of House and Railings to Rear
WEST END HOUSE. HORSECASTLES HOUSE. INCLUDING RAILINGS AND GATE BEFORE FRONT OF HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO REAR, ACREMAN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324336
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1973
- List Entry Name:
- West End House. Horsecastles House. Including Railings and Gate Before Front of House and Railings to Rear
- Statutory Address:
- WEST END HOUSE. HORSECASTLES HOUSE. INCLUDING RAILINGS AND GATE BEFORE FRONT OF HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO REAR, ACREMAN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324336
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1973
- List Entry Name:
- West End House. Horsecastles House. Including Railings and Gate Before Front of House and Railings to Rear
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST END HOUSE. HORSECASTLES HOUSE. INCLUDING RAILINGS AND GATE BEFORE FRONT OF HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO REAR, ACREMAN 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:
- WEST END HOUSE. HORSECASTLES HOUSE. INCLUDING RAILINGS AND GATE BEFORE FRONT OF HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO REAR, ACREMAN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sherborne
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6344416779
Details
1.
1625
ST 6316
1/18
ACREMAN STREET
(South West Side)
West End House.
Horsecastles House.
Including railings and gate before front of house and railings to rear
II
GV
2.
Formerly shown as Horsecastles Farm. Stone house of various dates, part
of it probably C18 or earlier. 2 storeys front to road has been much altered
and has cement-rendering in panel treatment. From right to left hand two
2-light casement windows above and a 3-light sash window below; to left
hand again, a 2-light casement above and a sash window below; to left hand
again, 2-light casement above round-headed doorway; 6-flush panelled door
with top 2 panels glazed, blank tympanum. Blank bay at South end. South
gable end is of ashlar arch has windows with moulded stone frames and keystones,
that to second floor being round-headed.
Front railings have uprights with spiked finials; square standards at intervals
with urn finials; front gate has uprights rising to two different heights.
Railings enclosing rear of house have uprights looped at the top in pairs;
railings extend from north-west corner of house to north corner of south
range.
West End House, Horsecastles House, railings and gate to front, rear, wall
to south of Horsecastles House, and outbuilding to North-West of Horsecastles
House from a group.
Listing NGR: ST6344416779
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 103840
- 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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