Description

CHIPPENHAM

ST9273SW HIGH STREET
930-1/10/43 (South side)
22/06/78 Nos.4 AND 5

GV II

Former carriage entrance and lodge, now shops. c1820s/30s.
Limestone ashlar, painted to No.4 (right), slate roof hipped
to the left. Entrance in severe Classical style. One-unit
plans.
EXTERIOR: single storey to No.5; 2 storeys to No.4 which has a
cornice and blocking course and 3 windows to the 1st floor
with C20 glazing partly obscured, and late C20 ground-floor
shop front. No.5 to the left, the former carriage entrance, is
stepped slightly forward. Plain pilasters and plinth; cornice
and blocking course similar to No.4 frame the opening, now a
shop front. Above the centre of the blocking course is a heavy
panelled parapet with cornice and blocking course supporting a
plinth inscribed "UNITY AND LOYALTY". Above this is a large
pinnacle and 2 shields bearing the Chippenham Coat of Arms.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: ST9200673323

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26558445

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