The Old House
THE OLD HOUSE, 2, CHAPEL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381997
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD HOUSE, 2, CHAPEL STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381997
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD HOUSE, 2, CHAPEL 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:
- THE OLD HOUSE, 2, CHAPEL STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wellesbourne and Walton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 27782 55153
Details
WELLESBOURNE
SP2655 CHAPEL STREET
1901-1/12/213 (South West side)
05/04/67 Wellesbourne Mountford
No.2
The Old House
(Formerly Listed as:
CHAPEL STREET
(South West side)
Wellesbourne Mountford
No.4
(Shop occupied by Irving) and house
adjoining No.4 on right hand side)
GV II
House and former shop. Mid C18 refronted c1820. Brick laid to
Flemish bond with buff headers; slate roof with brick end
stacks. Single-unit plan plus 2-unit plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window range with central
forward break; single-window shop range to left. Reeded
first-floor sill course and top cornice. Entrance has doorcase
with pilasters, lion masks and bracketed open pediment-hood;
fanlight with decorative glazing bars over 6-fielded-panel
door in fielded-panel reveals; Enriched boot scraper. Windows
have sills, and rusticated wedge lintels with key blocks over
8/12 sashes to ground floor, two 8/8 sashes to first floor
with painted blind window to right.
Former shop has top dentilled brick cornice. Shop front has
reeded pilasters and undulating entablature with flat
modillioned cornice over entrance with overlight with
decorative glazing bars to paired half-glazed doors; flanking
half-bow windows with small-paned glazing over flush panels.
First floor has window with sill, and rubbed brick flat arch
with key block over 8/8 sash. Right return has continued sill
band with brick flat arch over 6/6 horned sash to first floor.
Rear reported as having datestone of 1753.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
A good example of a Georgian shop front.
(Bolton, R & Bolton, P: A Wellesbourne Guide Part 1:
Wellesbourne Mountford: Wellesbourne: 1989-: 12-3).
Listing NGR: SP2778255153
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482362
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bolton, R, Bolton, P, A Wellesbourne Guide Part 1: Wellesbourne Mountford, (1989), 12-13
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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