Description

CHIPPENHAM

ST9273SW MARKET PLACE
930-1/10/102 (East side)
Nos.25A AND 25B

GV II

House on corner site of the Market Place. Early C18. Painted
brick, painted freestone eaves cornice and dressings, hipped
slate roof with brick stack to rear of main block and a square
brick stack to rear of rear right wing. L-shaped plan.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; 3-window range to both facades. Moulded
eaves cornice; raised surrounds to upper floor windows and
thick sill band to the 2nd floor; 3/3-pane sash windows to the
2nd floor, C20 cross-windows to the 1st floor, those to the
left of the west facade are blocked, C20 shop windows and door
to the ground floor.
INTERIOR: steps down to a former road level. To the rear right
of the main block is an early C18 open-well open string
staircase with fretted ends and closely-spaced turned
balusters, moulded swept handrail and dado rail to the wall.
A small room to the 1st floor of the rear wing has early C18
full-height raised and fielded panelling, box cornice and a
cyma-moulded surround to a blocked fireplace to the rear wall.

Listing NGR: ST9227073151

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26558384

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