Description

ST 97 SE CALNE WITHOUT CHILVESTER HILL (A4) Calne
(north side)

2/40 Chilvester House

GV II

House, early to mid C19 on earlier core, ashlar fronted with slate
roof, coped gables and end stacks. Two storeys. Main front range
is 5-window with raised plinth, band and rusticated quoins.
Moulded eaves cornice. Five 12-pane sashes to first floor. Ground
floor centre 6-panel door in Roman Doric pedimented surround, early
C19, possibly C18, flanked by large mid C19 stone canted bays. To
left, a mid to later C19 one-window extension with large triple
window each floor, ground floor window projected forward. A rubble
stone steep pitched north-west rear wing could be C17 in origin.
Paired north-east rear wing. A stable and coach-house range, not
included in listing, has weathervane dated IN 1669, said to relate
to this property, but may come from Castle House, Calne, owned by
Norborne family in C17.

Listing NGR: ST9875071277

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26545166

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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