Description

DOWNTON HIGH STREET SU 1821 (north side) 6/88 No 15 (The Warren) (formerly listed as The Warren) 23/3/60

GV II

House, now hotel, at end of row. C15 roof over late C18 rebuilding. Flemish bond brick, tiled roofs, brick stacks. 5-bay C15 roof, now 2-span roof. 2-storey, 6-window. Central C20 door, up steps, in moulded case with flat wooden hood, to either side are two plate-glass sashes. First floor has six plate-glass sashes; all flush and in moulded architraves. Dentilled eaves. Right return has tile-hung front gable with 2-light casements, rear gable has French windows and one 12-pane sash. Rear 2-storey wings with plate-glass sashes with hoodmoulds. Interior has 5-bay roof over two former open halls, each of 2 bays and separated by one bay. Fine roof over former western hall has moulded arch-braced collar truss, 2 tiers of chamfered purlins with curved wind braces. Plainer roof over former eastern hall has chamfered arch-braced collar truss, but no wind bracing. Closed trusses with wattle and daub panels. No smoke-blackening; C17 axial brick stack may replace timber-framed chimney. Ceilings inserted in C16 to eastern hall. Internal fittings mostly early C19; moulded ceiling cornice and panelled doors. (Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury)

Listing NGR: SU1813421526

External Links

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