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2 and 3, Sheep Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Highworth, Swindon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.631 / 51°37'51"N

Longitude: -1.7092 / 1°42'32"W

OS Eastings: 420226

OS Northings: 192502

OS Grid: SU202925

Mapcode National: GBR 4TL.LQL

Mapcode Global: VHC0Q.B89J

Plus Code: 9C3WJ7JR+98

Entry Name: 2 and 3, Sheep Street

Listing Date: 26 January 1955

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1023375

English Heritage Legacy ID: 318453

ID on this website: 101023375

Location: Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6

County: Swindon

Civil Parish: Highworth

Built-Up Area: Highworth

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Highworth with Sevenhampton and Inglesham

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description



1.
5410 HIGHWORTH SHEEP STREET
(north side)
Nos 2 and 3
26.1.55
SU 2092 SW 18/325

II GV

2.
One building, probably mid C18 altered; much older site. Two and a half storeys,
5 bays. Rubble with flush ashlar quoins and quoined dressings. Coved cornice
with moulded cornice to eaves. Stone tile roof with 2 gabled dormers and
2 ridge chimneys, one to right hand gable with weathered base and brick block
cornice. Glazing bar sash windows in flush moulded frames. On ground floor,
2 Edwardian large 4 window square bays, a wide segmental archway (traces of
painted sign ".... Smith, Dealer, Foreign Spirits,") arch has key and chamfered
corners. Door to right of this. Window beyond this has loose ashlar block
near it dated "E.W.1763".


Listing NGR: SU2023692504

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