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Latitude: 51.3498 / 51°20'59"N
Longitude: -1.9946 / 1°59'40"W
OS Eastings: 400470
OS Northings: 161191
OS Grid: SU004611
Mapcode National: GBR 2V1.6K4
Mapcode Global: VHB4G.CBWL
Plus Code: 9C3W82X4+W5
Entry Name: The Ark
Listing Date: 9 April 1954
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1250355
English Heritage Legacy ID: 432667
ID on this website: 101250355
Location: Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Devizes
Built-Up Area: Devizes
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Devizes St John
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: Architectural structure
1.
1042 LONG STREET
(West Side)
The Ark
SU 0061 4/45 9.4.54.
II*
2.
Set back from Long Street and reached by lane between Nos 41 and 42 qv.
Cl8, ground floor altered early Cl9. 3 storeys and basement in red brick.
Plinth. Stone quoins. Hipped slate roof, Moulded stone eaves cornice.
Plinth, stone cornice over 1st floor windows. Slight central projection
with cornice broken forward over, and open pediment with moulded coping
springing from small coupled scroll brackets. 5 windows to 1st and 2nd
floors, sashes, glazing bars intact, all with stone sills and moulded stone
bolection surrounds. The ground floor altered in early C19 with lean-to
extension across front enclosing original porch with Corinthian columns.
The extension is in red brick on a stone plinth and has 2 sash windows,
glazing bars intact, flanking entrance. Stone bolection surrounds with
frieze end cornice. Over doorway a fine early C19 lantern supported by
an elaborate iron bracket with clasp leaf ornament.
To the left hand is a 2 storeyed early Cl9 wing of red brick with slate
roof. 3 blind windows and 2 sash windows alternate on 1st floor and the
ground floor has 2 tripartite sashes. All glazing bars intact.
Right hand return end to main block: one blind window 2nd floor, 2 dummy
windows on 1st floor and single storey extension.
Very beautiful garden setting with fine trees.
Listing NGR: SU0046261190
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