Contone House
CONTONE HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1355533
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Contone House
- Statutory Address:
- CONTONE HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1355533
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Contone House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CONTONE HOUSE, BRIDGE 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:
- CONTONE HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Fenny Compton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP4159152344
Details
FENNY COMPTON BRIDGE STREET
SP4052 (West side)
6/35 Contone House
30/05/67
GV II
House. 1668. Regular coursed ironstone. Tile roof has gable parapets with remains of finials; brick left end and ridge stacks. 4-unit plan. 2 storeys and attic; 4-window range. Central C20 ribbed door with strap hinges in chamfered stone surrounds. C20 stone and timber open porch. 3-light stone mullioned windows with hood moulds survive in fourth bay; others have mullions removed and C18 leaded casements inserted, 2 with flat arches below hood mould. Datestone between first and second bays on first floor has shaped panel with rosettte and fleurs-de-lys. Inscription records that the house was 'reedefied at the charge of Thomas Blicke and Elizabeth his wife'. Right corner chamfered on ground floor. Right return sides have mullioned windows. Irregular rear has small C19 brick wing with slate roof, possibly formerly a granary. External stone staircase. Interior not inspected but V.C.H. records wide open fireplace with chamfered bressumer, and chamfered ceiling beams.
(V.C.H.: Warwickshire, Vol.I, p.47; Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p.294).
Listing NGR: SP4159152344
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 306145
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Bedford, (1904), 47
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 294
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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