Description

MALMESBURY

ST9386 HIGH STREET
758-1/3/175 (West side)
18/01/49 No.63
Apsley House

GV II

House. c1770, altered early C19. Limestone rubble dressings,
originally roughcast or stucco, with stone gable stacks and a
stone slate mansard roof. Mid Georgian style. Double-depth
plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attic and cellar; 3-window range. A
symmetrical front with rusticated quoins, frieze, cornice and
parapet, and low plinth; all the dressings set proud to allow
for a render coat. Good Neo-classical Doric doorcase has
attached columns on raised bases to an entablature with
triglyphs and a pediment, and steps up to a 6-panel door with
the top pair glazed. Windows have raised surrounds to 6/6-pane
sashes, small cellar lights below ground-floor windows, and 3
gabled casement dormers.
INTERIOR: not inspected, but noted as having a central passage
divided by a round arch, stone fire surrounds and panelled
shutters.

Listing NGR: ST9335786974

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26559498

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Recommended Books

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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair