Corsham Parish Council Offices With Railings
CORSHAM PARISH COUNCIL OFFICES WITH RAILINGS, 31, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1363992
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Corsham Parish Council Offices With Railings
- Statutory Address:
- CORSHAM PARISH COUNCIL OFFICES WITH RAILINGS, 31, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1363992
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Corsham Parish Council Offices With Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- CORSHAM PARISH COUNCIL OFFICES WITH RAILINGS, 31, HIGH 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:
- CORSHAM PARISH COUNCIL OFFICES WITH RAILINGS, 31, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Corsham
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 87214 70441
Details
CORSHAM HIGH STREET ST 8770 (west side) 5/208 No 31 (Corsham Parish Council Offices) with railings 20.12.60 (formerly listed as No 31) GV II
Two houses, now parish offices and meeting rooms, one to left, Arnold House dated 1703 for W.Arnold possibly refacing earlier house, the other, to right mid to later C18. Arnold House is ashlar fronted with stone tiled roof, coped south gable and south end stack, 2½ storeys, 4-window range. Two moulded coped dormer gables with finials, raised plaques with datestones 1703 and initials WA, and 2-light recessed cyma-moulded leaded mullion windows with hoodmoulds. Main floors each have 4 early C19 twelve-pane sashes. Ground floor has door to right of left end sash with hood on brackets. Chamfered rear doorcase, now internal. Rear curved stair tower with chimney gable to left and ashlar wing to right, hipped at east end and with west end stack. North side blank large upper window over 3-light recessed ovolo- moulded mullion window. Rubble stone addition to west with hipped roof. House to right is ashlar fronted with stone tiled roof, coped gables and north end stack. Two storeys, 2-window range with raised plinth, first floor sill course and moulded eaves cornice. Large 2-storey canted bay to right with raised band, hipped roof and three 12-pane sashes to each floor. To left, upper 12-pane sash and ground floor 6-panel door recessed in arched surround with fanlight. Surround has heavily rusticated piers and arch, plain imposts. Spearhead iron railings with pierced uprights carrying overthrow lamp bracket. Rubble stone north wall. Rear one 12-pane upper sash and ground floor lean-to.
Listing NGR: ST8721470441
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 315235
- 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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