Chapter Manor

CHAPTER MANOR, BOW WOW

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1340956
Date first listed:
12-Aug-1981
List Entry Name:
Chapter Manor
Statutory Address:
CHAPTER MANOR, BOW WOW

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1340956
Date first listed:
12-Aug-1981
List Entry Name:
Chapter Manor
Statutory Address 1:
CHAPTER MANOR, BOW WOW

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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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHAPTER MANOR, BOW WOW

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

County:
Gloucestershire
District:
Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:
South Cerney
National Grid Reference:
SU 05303 97403

Details

SOUTH CERNEY BOW-WOW SU 0497-0597 (north side) 14/213 Chapter Manor 12.8.81 GV II Large detached house, formerly known as South Cerney House. Partly early/mid C18, enlarged to east c1914. Coursed and dressed rubble stone, hipped stone slate roof with projecting eaves, large central brick ridge stack to west, stone stacks with moulded cornice to remainder. Square range built round square light well, 2 storeys and attic. Oldest part to west has 8 bays, 3 blind and rest with 12-pane sashes with nearly flush sash boxes and continuous plat band above and keystone to each bay. Ground floor has 7 bays, with 5 similar windows. Half-glazed door just left of centre with flanking stone pilasters and wide gabled porch hood supported on scroll brackets. Four gabled dormers with paired casements. Remainder of house has C20 multi-pane casements or wood mullion and transoms. On north side, large projecting square porch with cornice and parapet, double 4-panel doors with wide flat stone hood on console brackets. Interior much modernised but one ground floor room to west has very fine C18 decorative plasterwork, niches, etc. Reputed to have been a settlement on this site since early medieval period, connected with Augustinian Order at Bristol.

Listing NGR: SU0530397403

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
129512
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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