The Court House
THE COURT HOUSE, AVENIS GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328831
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Court House
- Statutory Address:
- THE COURT HOUSE, AVENIS GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328831
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Court House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COURT HOUSE, AVENIS GREEN
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 COURT HOUSE, AVENIS GREEN
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 90393 03314
Details
The following building shall be added to the list-
SO 90 03 CHALFORD AVENIS GREEN
11/10006 The Court House
- II
House. Early or mid C16 with later alterations. Uncoursed limestone rubble; concrete tile roofs; stone left end stack finished in concrete block; right end and front right gable end stacks finished in concrete block. L-plan, the front right wing being a late C18 or early C19 heightening of an earlier, probably C17, wing; the original main range divided into 3 rooms on ground floor, with original stack to left and later stack added to right, and with one-bay chamber and large 3-bay chamber to first floor. 2 storeys; 2-window range to both front wall of main range and to inward-facing wall of wing with timber lintels over late C20 windows; segmental arch over late C20 window to ground floor of wing; C20 plank door in C17 chamfered architrave to main range flanked by C18/19 flat stone arches over late C20 windows. Interior: C18 panelled doors survive from its use as an inn in the C18 and C19; stop-chamfered beams and joists to ground floor; immediately to right of doorway is transverse beam with morticing for removed partition; principal ground floor room is to left with bar stops to beams beams and joists and chamfered bressummer over large open fireplace with stone winder staircase rising to first floor. 4-bay collar-truss roof with cranked collars; 2 tiers of trenched purlins, with splayed scarfs to principals and windbracing. The first floor was originally divided into a chamber to the right and a large 3-bay chamber (all originally open to the roof) to the left which had direct access via the stone staircase to the principal ground-floor chamber; this unusual arrangement implies that the original building combined both domestic and official functions, and that there is some truth to the tradition (although not corroborated by any documentary evidence) that this was a Manor Court House. An interesting building which would repay further investigation.
Listing NGR: SO9039303314
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 352205
- 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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