The Gatehouse and Attached Front Wall on South Side
THE GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT WALL ON SOUTH SIDE, CHITTERNE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1364348
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1968
- List Entry Name:
- The Gatehouse and Attached Front Wall on South Side
- Statutory Address:
- THE GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT WALL ON SOUTH SIDE, CHITTERNE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1364348
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Gatehouse and Attached Front Wall on South Side
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT WALL ON SOUTH SIDE, CHITTERNE ROAD
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 GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED FRONT WALL ON SOUTH SIDE, CHITTERNE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chitterne
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 99165 44222
Details
CHITTERNE CHITTERNE ROAD ST 94 SE (east side) 4/5 The Gatehouse and attached front wall on south side (formerly listed 11.9.68 as Gate House at St Andrew's Chapel) GV II* Detached house with wall fronting road. Late C16 and late C17, altered C20. Chequered flint and limestone with some brick, Welsh slate roof to C17 range, C16 build partly close-studded timber- frame, pantiled roof, brick stacks. L-plan. Two-storey, 5- window south front. Glazed door with Tudor-arched head in right hand bay of C17 build, three tall 2-light leaded mullioned casements to left, lintel string course and three 2-light mullioned casements to first floor, moulded wooden eaves cornice. C16 build to right has C20 ground floor casement, C20 casement and semi- circular headed leaded casement to first floor. Right return has C20 casement. Left return has blocked mullioned window to first floor. Rear of C-16 range has C20 ground floor casements, close- studded first floor and attic with leaded casements. To right of C17 range is C20 door with Ionic pilasters, reset from south front, single-storey addition to right, altered C20, ground and first floor have two cross windows with recessed chamfered mouldings. Interior: kitchen in C16 wing has deeply chamfered beam. C17 range has features of end of century; dining room with full raised panelling, stone bolection-moulded fireplace, moulded ceiling cornice. Drawing room also has bolection-moulded fireplace reputedly moved from first floor. Bedroom over dining room has raised panelling and similar fireplace, south west bedroom has similar fireplace with wooden dentilled overmantel. Jowled main post from timber-frame retained at top of stairs. Roof of C16 build is 2-bay with collar and tie-beam truss, chamfered purlins, this probably represents the remains of a larger wing. Limestone and flint chequered boundary wall integral to late C17 build and running for about 25 metres to south, stepped double roll-moulded saddleback coping, chamfered rusticated stone gate piers with ball finials, a lozenge-shaped inscription tablet is set in wall between corner of house and gate piers.
Listing NGR: ST9916544222
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 313478
- 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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