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The Old Court House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Castle Combe, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4931 / 51°29'35"N

Longitude: -2.2288 / 2°13'43"W

OS Eastings: 384212

OS Northings: 177154

OS Grid: ST842771

Mapcode National: GBR 1QN.7BN

Mapcode Global: VH963.BQ2R

Entry Name: The Old Court House

Listing Date: 20 December 1960

Last Amended: 9 December 1985

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1022862

English Heritage Legacy ID: 317205

Location: Castle Combe, Wiltshire, SN14

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Castle Combe

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Castle Combe

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Listing Text

CASTLE COMBE MARKET PLACE
ST 8477
(east side)
6/115 The Old Court House
(formerly listed as house 15 yds
south of White Hart Inn)
20.12.60

GV II*

House, early C16, rubble stone and timber frame with stone tile
roof and south end stack. 2 storey 2 window range. Heavy timber
framed jettied first floor with 4 symmetrical curved tension
braces, moulded bressumer and hollow moulded wallplate. Two 2-
light wooden leaded windows, one casement pair, one with sash.
Ground floor door, small wood leaded sash and early C18 recessed
cyma-moulded 2-light stone mullion window with leaded lights.
Interior: Heavy timbers and south side fine moulded Tudor-arched
stone fireplace with painted Royal arms over, probably of Henry
VIII. (E. Cruse: Castle Combe, 1965 P. 86-87).


Listing NGR: ST8421477147

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