Parade House
PARADE HOUSE, 70, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1364230
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Parade House
- Statutory Address:
- PARADE HOUSE, 70, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1364230
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Nov-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Parade House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARADE HOUSE, 70, FORE 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:
- PARADE HOUSE, 70, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Trowbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 85469 58067
Details
FORE STREET 1. 5411 (North West Side) No 70 (Parade House) (formerly listed as No 68 (Ushers Brewery Offices) ST 8558 4/77 29,12.50. I GV
2. Circa 1730. Built for a member of the Houlton family. 2 storey, attic and basement. Ashlar stone. Moulded plinth. Moulded cornice string over ground floor windows. Elaborate moulded cornice on carved brackets of acanthus pattern. Chamfered bonded quoins. The 3 central bays have a slight projection, with panelled angle pilasters and pediment over main cornice. 2 dormers. 7 windows on 1st floor, all with bolection architrave surrounds and carved keystones and frieze enriched with scroll leaf pattern; the centre window is flanked by vertical panels of carved leaves on wall face. All windows have moulded cills. 6 similar windows on ground floor and 8-panel central door in surround of eared bolection architrave, with frieze enriched with scroll leaf pattern, curved console brackets, entablature, broken forward over brackets, with cornice curved back in centre and elaborate double scroll open pediment with carved cartouche and supporting side scrolls. Paired windows to basement. Hipped stone slate roof; decorative leadwork fringing dormers. 2 ashlar chimneys in centre valley of roof. The interior has contemporary panelled rooms, 1 with inlaid floor of cross banding between boards. Fine oak staircase with carved string and panelled and ramped dado; rich plasterwork, especially fruit and flower cornice to stair well. Segmental arch to hall, tall bolection door surrounds with brass Dutch drop handles; door into left hand room has slight break into cornice. Pitched path to pavement.
Nos 65 to 68 (consec), Nos 70 to 73 (consec), railings and gates to Nos 68 and 70, dwarf stone wall to No 72, No 64 (Lloyds Bank) and Usher's Brewery Corner Block, form an outstanding group with No 8 and premises occupied by K.J. Lestor to south west of No 8 Wicker Hill.
Listing NGR: ST8546958067
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 314015
- 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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