Description

ST 84 SE
3/5

BISHOPSTROW
BISHOPSTROW VILLAGE
(east side)
Shirley House

GV
II

Detached house. Mid C17, refenestrated and rebuilt early C19.
Rendered rubble stone, concrete tiled roof, brick stacks. U-plan,
formerly hall with flanking cross wings, Two-storey, 2-windowed;
casements. C20 door to right of centre with side-light to left,
2-light casement to either side. First floor has 1-light and 2-
light casement. Wing to right has two blind casements to first
floor of gable-end, wing to left has 2-light casement to ground and
first floors. Right return has glazed door in early C19 cast-iron
canopied porch, to left are two 2-light casements with arched
lights and hoodmoulds. First floor has two 2-light casements with
arched light and hoodmoulds. Rear has glazed door and 2-light and
3-light casements.
Interior has central hall with open fireplace; chamfered timber
lintel with rounded corners on chamfered stone jambs, deeply
chamfered beams. VCH recorded a cruck as part of the C17 timber-
framed build, rebuilt in stone in early c19; no trace of this was
seen at time of survey (May 1985). (VCH, Wiltshire, Vol 8, 1965,
p.6.)

Listing NGR: ST8930343887

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26478293

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
• 
  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy