Description

KEEVIL MAIN STREET
ST 95 NW
(north side)
7/126 Beach House
(No 15)
GV II

Semi-detached house. Circa 1600, altered and refronted mid C18.
Formerly timber-framed, now English bond brick with stone quoins,
stone slate roof with hip to right and brick stacks to left and
right of centre. Through passage to rear of stack, services to
right and hall and parlour to left. Six-panelled door to right of
centre in cyma-moulded architrave with flat stone hood on brackets,
3-light cyma-mullioned casement to right and two to left. Lintel
plat band to first floor; two 3-light mullioned casements to left,
round-arched light with keystone and imposts over door and 3-light
mullioned casement to right. Lean-to extension attached to right
return. Rear has French windows, C20 conservatory, planked door to
rear of through passage, 2-light casements and 3-light mullioned
casement to first floor, wing to left with brick ground floor,
weatherboarded first floor; large brick stack; probably former
brewhouse or bakehouse.
Interior has timber-framed partition to rear of stack with blocked
Tudor-arched doorway, possibly reset. Room to left of passage has
good moulded compartmental ceiling beams, blocked fireplace.
Parlour has chamfered beams with ogee stops. Former kitchen to
right of passage has lateral stack. Stairs with wide moulded
handrail, first floor timber-framed partitions, planked or 2-
panelled doors. C18 roof, level of original roof visible against
central stack within the attic. House used as an inn until early
C20; the Beach Arms, named after the Beach family who held Keevil
Manor (q.v.) from C17 to early C20.
(VCH, Wiltshire, Vol 8, 1965)

Listing NGR: ST9176458163

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26543412

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