The Meadens
THE MEADENS, off HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SP5 4LZ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1355766
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Meadens
- Statutory Address:
- THE MEADENS, off HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SP5 4LZ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1355766
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Meadens
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MEADENS, off HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SP5 4LZ
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE MEADENS, off HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SP5 4LZ
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 MEADENS, off HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SP5 4LZ
- Statutory Address:
- THE MEADENS, off HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SP5 4LZ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Coombe Bissett
- National Grid Reference:
- SU1134626077
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/01/2016
SU 12 NW,
4/64
COOMBE BISSETT,
OFF HOMINGTON ROAD (north side),
The Meadens
(Formerly listed as:
COMBE BISSETT, Of Homington Road (north side), Mindens.
COOMBE BISSETT, Shutts Lane, Minterns.
COOMBE BISSETT, Off HOMINGTON ROAD (north side), Mindens.
COOMBE BISSETT, OFF HOMINGTON ROAD (north side), Meadens.)
II
Detached cottage. C15, with C17 alterations and external walls of
C18 and C19. Flemish-bond brick with some chalk, half-hipped
thatched roof with brick stacks. 2½-bay cruck cottage, the half-
bay being remains of open hall, floor inserted in C17. Single-
storey and attic, two windows. Central planked door in C20 porch,
either side is one 2-light casement. One 3-light casement to
attic. Left return has 2-light casement to ground and first floors.
Right return is chalk and brick with light timber-framing to attic
gable, planked door to attic. Rear is chalk and brick bands, one
planked door to right with 2-light fixed window to left.
Interior said to have chamfered beam with runout stops to inserted
C17 ceiling in former open hall, C17 6-panelled doors with cockspur
hinges to ground floor, and with butterfly hinges to first floor.
Roof timbers over hall are smoke-blackened. Three cruck trusses
east, one with arch-braced collar, and with curved wind braces to
purlins were recorded by RCHM. Part of cruck is visible on left
return external wall.
(Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury).
Listing NGR: SU1134626077
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319444
- 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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