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Court House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Sherston, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5723 / 51°34'20"N

Longitude: -2.2145 / 2°12'52"W

OS Eastings: 385227

OS Northings: 185960

OS Grid: ST852859

Mapcode National: GBR 1PP.BYJ

Mapcode Global: VH95Q.KRM1

Plus Code: 9C3VHQCP+W5

Entry Name: Court House

Listing Date: 12 December 1951

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1023232

English Heritage Legacy ID: 318096

ID on this website: 101023232

Location: Sherston, Wiltshire, SN16

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Sherston

Built-Up Area: Sherston

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Sherston Magna

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description


SHERSTON COURT STREET
ST 8485-8585
(south side)
8/99 Court House
12.12.51
GV II*

Section of former Court House, now house and village store.
Probable C16 origin rebuilt in c1680, altered in the C19 and C20.
Squared and coursed rubble rendered to north front with steeply
pitched plain clay tile roof and 2 stone stacks, that to right with
brick cap. L-shaped plan incorporating Nos 1 and 3 Cliff Road
(q.v.). Two-storey, 5-bay range with 4-pane C19 sashes to ground
floor 2 left bays and upper windows; large shop windows to
remainder. Large, elegant shell hood on ornately carved brackets
to doorway off-set to left, 2-leaf glazed door. Moulded plinth,
coved cornice. East end wall has 2 glazed openings with blocked
stone surrounds and 2 flush cambered-headed strainer arches above
moulded first floor string course.
Interior. Ground floor room to left has late C17 plaster ceiling
with central floral rose, moulded oval compartment and fig and oak
leaf sprays in the 4 corners. Late C17 staircase with square
newels and turned balusters, dado panelling and concealed C17
fireplace in first floor room to left. Evidence of further plaster
ceiling now lost in ground floor shop. Vaulted lock-up in
basement. C17 roof structure survives.
(N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, 1975)


Listing NGR: ST8522785960

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