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Racquets Court, Avebury Manor

A Grade II Listed Building in Avebury, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4292 / 51°25'45"N

Longitude: -1.8605 / 1°51'37"W

OS Eastings: 409796

OS Northings: 170031

OS Grid: SU097700

Mapcode National: GBR 3VK.BFZ

Mapcode Global: VHB44.PBTQ

Plus Code: 9C3WC4HQ+MR

Entry Name: Racquets Court, Avebury Manor

Listing Date: 29 April 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1033789

English Heritage Legacy ID: 311463

ID on this website: 101033789

Location: Avebury, Wiltshire, SN8

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Avebury

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Tagged with: Manor house

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Description


AVEBURY -
SU 07 SE
11/42 Racquets Court,
Avebury Manor

II

Racquets Court, later squash court. Early C18 ashlar facade to C19
rendered brick building. Stone tiled roof. Building of 4 bays.
Facade has central doorcase with ashlar architrave and 8-panel
fielded door, and broken segmental pediment on console brackets.
Central square urn and finial. Either side, 15-pane sash windows
also with plain ashlar surrounds, and round headed opening over
door, now without glazing. Gable raised at centre and shaped up to
wooden octagonal bell turret with turned balusters to arches
carrying lead covered domed roof. Interior has stair and balcony
at entrance end. Condition poor at time of survey (April 1986).


Listing NGR: SU0979670031

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