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Latitude: 51.4529 / 51°27'10"N
Longitude: -2.128 / 2°7'40"W
OS Eastings: 391199
OS Northings: 172665
OS Grid: ST911726
Mapcode National: GBR 1R5.W85
Mapcode Global: VH96C.2RB2
Plus Code: 9C3VFV3C+5Q
Entry Name: Wiltshire Area Health Authority Headquarters
Listing Date: 22 June 1978
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1267928
English Heritage Legacy ID: 462404
ID on this website: 101267928
Location: Wiltshire, SN15
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Chippenham
Built-Up Area: Chippenham
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Chippenham with Tytherton Lucas
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
Tagged with: Architectural structure
CHIPPENHAM
ST9172 ROWDEN HILL
930-1/11/175 (East side)
22/06/78 No.53
Wiltshire Area Health Authority
Headquarters
II
Large house, now offices. c1870. Limestone ashlar, hipped
slate roof with moulded ashlar stacks to the front slope and
rear. Eclectic style, mostly Classical with some Rundbogen
details. L-shaped plan with C20 wing to the rear.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window range. Plate-glass
sash windows.
The entrance facade facing north has chamfered rusticated
quoins, eaves band, platband and plinth and a modillion
cornice to eaves and pediment. The pediment, over the
stepped-forward central bay, has an ornamented oculus to the
tympanum. 2-light windows to the 1st floor have
semicircular-arched moulded archivolts with ornamented
keystones and imposts and triple-bracketed sills to paired
semicircular-arched sash windows. Ground-floor windows have
moulded architraves and cornices on consoles over
segmental-arched sashes. The large chamfered rusticated ashlar
porch has an arch to each side with keystones to moulded
archivolts on an impost string course.
The front arch is flanked by small recesses below the string
course. The parapet to the porch is pierced circles between
panelled piers.
The west garden front is similar but the central bay is wider,
a larger pediment has shields in the tympanum over a 4-light
window and a canted bay similar to the porch, but with moulded
architraves and keystones to full-height segmental-arched sash
windows.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: ST9119972665
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