Description

CHIPPENHAM

ST9273SW ST MARY STREET
930-1/10/197 (East side)
25/04/50 No.53
Zealy's House

GV II*

House. Early C18. Flemish-bond red brick, ashlar dressings,
hipped stone slate roof with red brick stacks to returns,
similar roof to central dormer. Double-depth plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attic and basement; symmetrical
5-window range. A coved eaves cornice conceals the gutter.
9/6-pane sash windows, some with old glass, have ogee-moulded
architraves and bracketed sills, those to the ground floor
with cornice, those to the 1st floor dying into the eaves
cornice. The 1st floor central window has a moulded archivolt
with a mask to the keystone, moulded imposts and radiating
glazing bars to top sash. Steps up to the tall pedimented
doorcase which has scrolled brackets, a moulded architrave and
a 3-pane overlight to a raised-and-fielded 6-panel door. A
plaque below the pediment reads "Jn Zealy surgeon". The ashlar
plinth is rough to the lower courses.
To rear, land falls away toward the river; symmetrical
5-window range with mezzanine staircase window; 3 and 5-light
mullioned windows to basement and ground floor; timber 5-light
mullioned dormers.
INTERIOR: not inspected but known to include original
staircase and some panelled rooms.
A fine early C18 town house exhibiting an early use (for this
region) of brick.

Listing NGR: ST9233573208

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17544284

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)