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Polebarn House with Brick Boundary Wall, Gatepiers and Gates

A Grade II* Listed Building in Trowbridge, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3214 / 51°19'17"N

Longitude: -2.2038 / 2°12'13"W

OS Eastings: 385894

OS Northings: 158055

OS Grid: ST858580

Mapcode National: GBR 1ST.1N8

Mapcode Global: VH972.R19T

Plus Code: 9C3V8QCW+HF

Entry Name: Polebarn House with Brick Boundary Wall, Gatepiers and Gates

Listing Date: 29 December 1950

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1021632

English Heritage Legacy ID: 314100

Also known as: The Polebarn Hotel
Polebarn Hotel

ID on this website: 101021632

Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Trowbridge

Built-Up Area: Trowbridge

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Trowbridge St James

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


POLEBARN ROAD
1.
5411
(North East Side)
Polebarn House
with brick boundary wall,
gatepiers and gates.
ST 8558 5/43 29.12.50.
II* GV

2.
1789, built by the Rev.John Clark, clothier and minister. 2 storeys, attic and
basement. Entrance front to Polebarn Road. Ashlar stone on projecting plinth
with moulded capping. Chamfered bonded quoins. Corinthian pilasters with carved
caps flanking central bay whole height. Moulded cornice and parapet with balustrade
panels over windows and flanking bays. Old tile roof. 3 segmental headed dormers.
Glazing bar sash windows. Central 1st floor Venetian window. Pair of flanking
2 storey 3-light bays, each with moulded string over windows. Central 8-panel
door in stone architrave surround under Ionic stone porch of 2 columns, wall pilasters,
entablature with pulvinated frieze, modillion cornice and pediment, approached
by wide flight of 6 stone steps returned at sides. Basement lights under flanking
bays. Brick boundary wall, now curved with weathered capping. Small square stone
gate piers with wrought iron gate of square rails with acorn tops, spear head dog
rails, cross band of circles and inverted curved top rail with acanthus ornament
under. Return to Roundstone Street continues general design - 2 windows and 3
blind panels. Rear, brick with stone dressings and small porch. South east front
once facing large ornamental grounds - also brick with stone dressings: central
1st floor sundial, 4 windows, fine doorway with cut brackets to moulded flat hood,
traceried rectangular fanlight. Formerly surmounted by cupola. The Rev. Clark's
organ from this house now in the V.& A..

Polebarn House with boundary wall, gatepiers and gates forms a group with Nos 2
to 4 (consec), No 5 (Rodney House) with stable and garden railings, Stable
Buildings and Walls, Nos 8 to 13 (consec), Roundstone Street and Nos 1 to 6 (consec)
Yerbury Almshouses, Yerbury Street.


Listing NGR: ST8589458055

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