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The Old House

A Grade II Listed Building in Southwick, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2979 / 51°17'52"N

Longitude: -2.2335 / 2°14'0"W

OS Eastings: 383818

OS Northings: 155441

OS Grid: ST838554

Mapcode National: GBR 1SZ.D5D

Mapcode Global: VH972.7MMX

Plus Code: 9C3V7QX8+4J

Entry Name: The Old House

Listing Date: 11 September 1968

Last Amended: 14 June 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1021846

English Heritage Legacy ID: 314598

ID on this website: 101021846

Location: Southwick, Wiltshire, BA14

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Southwick

Built-Up Area: Southwick

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: North Bradley, Southwick and Heywood

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


ST 85 NW SOUTHWICK FROME ROAD (north side)

6/152 The Old House (formerly listed as The Poplars) 11-9-68

GV II

Detached house. Circa 1700. Flemish bond brick with stone dressings; chamfered quoins, stone slate hipped roof with brick stacks to rear roof pitch. L-plan with added wing to rear right. Two-storey and attic, 3-window. Central C20 double doors in bolection-moulded architrave with broken pediment and urn, 3-light cyma-moulded mullioned and transomed casement either side. Moulded lintel string course. First floor has 4-pane sash in moulded architrave over door and 3-light mullioned and transomed casement either side, moulded stone eaves cornice. Three hipped attic dormers with 2-light casements. Left return has C20 oculus to first floor, C19 wing with paired sashes. Rear has contemporary wing to left with C19 door with canopy, mullioned and transomed casements, flat roofed addition in gap between wings. Interior retains good original features: dog-leg stairs rising up to attic with turned balusters to closed string, wide moulded hand rail with square newels, moulded cross window retained in former external wall behind stairs. Chamfered cross beamed ceiling with ogee stops and open fireplace with timber lintel on brick jambs in room to left of entrance, fireplace with curved brick back in right hand room. Good 2-panelled doors with H-L hinges.

Listing NGR: ST8381855441

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