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The Chapter House

A Grade I Listed Building in Salisbury, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0661 / 51°3'57"N

Longitude: -1.7933 / 1°47'35"W

OS Eastings: 414578

OS Northings: 129661

OS Grid: SU145296

Mapcode National: GBR 51F.3FN

Mapcode Global: FRA 7649.F67

Plus Code: 9C3W3684+CM

Entry Name: The Chapter House

Listing Date: 28 February 1952

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1273159

English Heritage Legacy ID: 446100

Also known as: King's Arms
The King's Arms Hotel
9 St John' s Street

ID on this website: 101273159

Location: The Friary, Wiltshire, SP1

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Salisbury

Built-Up Area: Salisbury

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Salisbury St Thomas and St Edmund

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 6 September 2021 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SU 1429 NE
4/133

ST JOHN'S STREET (East Side)
No 9 (The Chapter House)

(Formerly listed as No 9 (King's Arms))

28.2.52.

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C15-15. Four storey. A tall single gabled front of timber frame with wattle and daub infilling, oversailing at first and second floor levels, with moulded trimmers under each oversail and curved brackets under second floor. Moulded bargeboards to gable. Old tile roof. One four-light mullioned casement on third floor. Two three-light flanking central six-light mullioned and transomed casements on second floor. The outer windows now blocked. Similar arrangement on first floor with narrow lights flanking central window. All casements modern leaded, but frames original except to central windows, which have been restored. Modern casement and plain door on ground floor. Gabled three-storey extension right hand timber frame plastered. One C18 sash window on first floor and two modern casements on ground floor.

This Inn used for meetings of Royalists during Civil War in connection with flight of Charles II, and possible rescue of Charles I.

Interior: on the 1st floor panelling and original stone fireplace.

Nos 1 to 13 (odd) form a very important group.

Listing NGR: SU1458329657

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