4 and 5, the Borough
4 AND 5, THE BOROUGH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378273
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 4 and 5, the Borough
- Statutory Address:
- 4 AND 5, THE BOROUGH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378273
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 4 and 5, the Borough
- Statutory Address 1:
- 4 AND 5, THE BOROUGH
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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:
- 4 AND 5, THE BOROUGH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Waverley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Farnham
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 83939 46865
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23/09/2014
SU 8346 NE
5/117
THE BOROUGH (North west side)
Number 4 and Number 5
(Formerly listed as No 4 [John Farmer Shoe Company] and No 5 [The Chocolate House])
GV
II
C18 fronts. 2 storey. Brick upper part.
No 4 is a timber-framed building with brick front. Rectangular panels of timber-framing with painted brick infilling visible in south-west wall. Timber-framing visible also in west wall of entrance passageway to No 5. Street front to No 4 has central Palladian window on 1st floor, wood frieze with triglyph and roundel ornament, moulded wood cornice and brick parapet with stone coping. Modern plate-glass shop front on ground floor.
No 5 has a timber-framed core. The front is a modern reconstruction with large angular bay on lst floor with triglyph frieze and cornice, over a similar sized angular bay shop window on ground floor with pointed arched glazing to head of lights, and with doorway to left hand in wood surround and with panelled reveal, architrave, panelled pilasters with 'drop' enrichment, carved brackets, roundel head ornament and delicate enriched cornicc. Frieze between brackets has urn ornament. 4-panelled door. At one time in common occupation with Number 6, The Borough (see N Temple "Farnham Buildings and People", page 3).
Nos 1 to 9 (consec) (including No 1A), and Nos 1 to 6 Town Hall Buildings (The Borough, Nos 1 and 77 Castle Street, the listed buildings from Nos 108 to 122 (consec) West Street, all form a group.
Listing NGR: SU8393946865
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 290801
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Temple, N, Farnham Buildings and People, (), 3
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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