The Porch House
THE PORCH HOUSE, 35, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1341912
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Porch House
- Statutory Address:
- THE PORCH HOUSE, 35, CHURCH STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/15370/31
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1341912
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Porch House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE PORCH HOUSE, 35, CHURCH 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:
- THE PORCH HOUSE, 35, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Newent
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 72378 25904
Details
SO 7225-7325 NEWENT CHURCH STREET (south side) I
13/97 No 35 (The Porch House) (formerly listed as The Porch house 2.10.54
GV II
House; early and late C18; render, lined as ashlar, to front, plain plinth, tiled roof. 'L' plan, front 2 rooms deep. Five windows wide, 3 storeys. Largely symmetrical front: door up 2 stone steps, 8 panels, top 2 glazed, remainder fielded; plain rectangular fanlight, panelled reveals. Fluted Ionic columns and responds to porch, lowest third reeded: open pediment, dentil frieze. To left 2 sash windows, wide, moulded architraves, projecting stone sills on end consoles. To right 1 similar window, cambered head to cellar opening at ground level; to right window enlarged to form doorway, up 2 stone steps, plain reveals, moulded surround, door and fanlight as front door. First floor 5 windows as ground floor, sills form continuous plain string course. Second floor 3 sash windows, single-pane high sashes, sills as below. Modillion eaves cornice; circular lead rain-water pipe with contemporary shaped head to left front door. Gable brick chimneys: third to right front door. Internally: moulded cornice entrance hall, 6-panel doors; fluting and paterae alternate in angle fireplace lintel: half Ionic column on left of stairs at foot. Panelled shutters to ground floor windows: dado panelling to room on right, semi-circular recess in one wall, Adam-style fireplace surround, moulded cornice. Turned balusters to stairs: flight up from first floor original. Original house 2 bay, 2½ storey, enlarged 1 bay on right and eaves raised late C18.
Listing NGR: SO7237825904
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 125629
- 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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