OLD GAS WORKS, BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE YARD TO SOUTH (NOW USED AS THE BRADFORD ON AVON UD COUNCIL DEPOT

OLD GAS WORKS, BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE YARD TO SOUTH (NOW USED AS THE BRADFORD ON AVON UD COUNCIL DEPOT, FROME ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1364512
Date first listed:: 23-Aug-1974
List Entry Name:: OLD GAS WORKS, BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE YARD TO SOUTH (NOW USED AS THE BRADFORD ON AVON UD COUNCIL DEPOT
Statutory Address:: OLD GAS WORKS, BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE YARD TO SOUTH (NOW USED AS THE BRADFORD ON AVON UD COUNCIL DEPOT, FROME ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1364512
Date first listed:: 23-Aug-1974
List Entry Name:: OLD GAS WORKS, BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE YARD TO SOUTH (NOW USED AS THE BRADFORD ON AVON UD COUNCIL DEPOT
Statutory Address 1:: OLD GAS WORKS, BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE YARD TO SOUTH (NOW USED AS THE BRADFORD ON AVON UD COUNCIL DEPOT, FROME ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: OLD GAS WORKS, BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE YARD TO SOUTH (NOW USED AS THE BRADFORD ON AVON UD COUNCIL DEPOT, FROME ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Bradford-on-Avon
National Grid Reference:: ST8258160378

Details

1. FROME ROAD 5411 (East Side)

Old gas works. Buildings surrounding The Yard to South (now used as the Bradford-on-Avon UD Council Depot ST 8260 4/152

II GV

2. 1834 and later. Ashlar facade to north with a large triangular pediment to gable-end. Small acroterion on apex of pediment. Semi-circular window in pediment accompanied by the date 1834 in raised numerals. The pediment is supported by 3 pilasters with moulded capitals. 2 windows with raised surrounds between the pilasters. Sashes, glazing bars intact. Lean-to extension to north. 2 storey section adjoins on south side. Curved corners at south end where entrance to Old gas works yard is situated. Coursed rubble. Hipped slate roof. Moulded surround to roof eaves. Painted stringcourse. 3 large windows and 1 small on first-floor, all with projecting surrounds. Sashes, thin glazing bars intact. 2 windows to ground-floor of similar character and central mid-C19 shopfront. Fascia to shopfront with rosettes at each end under projecting entablature. Fascia is supported by 2 pilasters with moulded panels and moulded capitals and bases. Curved glazing. Inside the yard, the east range is composed of 3 former coke-ovens. 3 gables with large segmental headed archways to each. Rubble with ashlar dressings and keystones to archways. The south side of the yard has a 1-storey range of coursed rubble, Hipped slate roof. Wooden eaves cornice. 1 window towards Frome Road and 2 facing north into the yard. Projecting window surrounds, sashes with thin glazing bars. 2 doors in yard with plain rectangular ashlar surrounds. Included for group value.

The Old Gas Works and buildings surrounding the Yard to the south form a group.

Listing NGR: ST8258160378

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 312561
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.