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Chalkhill House

A Grade II Listed Building in Downton, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9939 / 50°59'38"N

Longitude: -1.7425 / 1°44'33"W

OS Eastings: 418164

OS Northings: 121647

OS Grid: SU181216

Mapcode National: GBR 528.Q7V

Mapcode Global: FRA 767H.2YK

Plus Code: 9C2WX7V4+HX

Entry Name: Chalkhill House

Listing Date: 23 March 1960

Last Amended: 4 July 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1023855

English Heritage Legacy ID: 319563

ID on this website: 101023855

Location: Downton, Wiltshire, SP5

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Downton

Built-Up Area: Downton

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Downton St Lawrence

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


DOWNTON BARFORD LANE
SU 1821
(west side)
6/4 Chalkhill House
(formerly listed as The Vicarage)
23/3/60

- II

Detached house. C17 rear range with front range of 1784. Flemish
bond brick, tiled roof, brick stacks. L-plan. 2-storey, 6-window
front. Centre 2 bays break forward, half-glazed door with 12-pane
sash to left, to right and left are two 12-pane sashes. First floor
has six 12-pane sashes. Pediment over two centre bays, dentilled
eaves. Reset datestone at base of wall: 1640/I.C. probably dates
the rear range. Right return has two blind windows to first floor,
and external stack, C17 range has 3-light and 2-light chamfered
mullioned windows with hoodmoulds and one 4-light casement, first
floor has 16-pane sash and 3-light sash, one hipped dormer to roof
with 2-light casement. Left return is windowless, quoin at base of
wall is inscribed TL/1784. Rear has scattered fenestration, mainly
sashes.
Interior has late C18 newel stairs with stick balusters, marble
fireplace to first floor has corniced mantel, internal shutters to
front windows. (Unpublished records of RCHM (England, Salisbury).


Listing NGR: SU1816321651

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