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The Merchant House

A Grade II Listed Building in Etchilhampton, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.34 / 51°20'23"N

Longitude: -1.9372 / 1°56'13"W

OS Eastings: 404469

OS Northings: 160098

OS Grid: SU044600

Mapcode National: GBR 3WF.WKN

Mapcode Global: VHB4H.CLQ4

Plus Code: 9C3W83Q7+X4

Entry Name: The Merchant House

Listing Date: 29 April 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1365965

English Heritage Legacy ID: 311592

ID on this website: 101365965

Location: Etchilhampton, Wiltshire, SN10

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Etchilhampton

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Bishop's Cannings and Etchilhampton St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

Tagged with: Cottage Thatched cottage

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 February 2025 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards.

SU 06 SW
6/172

ETCHILHAMPTON
The Merchant House

(Formerly listed as Ernle Cottage, VILLAGE CENTRE)

II
House. Early C17. Timber framed with brick noggings, thatched roof. Two storeys, two and a half bays, lobby entry plan with added narrow bay to left, now kitchen. Entrance opposite stack in central half bay with stair at side. Framing four panels high, being tall rectangular panels, no angle braces. Door off-centre, of timber, with boarded canopy and blocked stair window over. Leaded timber windows, the upper floor windows within raised gables to main bays at front. Central paired brick flues linked at heads and stack to added bay. Roof hipped over added bay.

Interior has chamfered fire lintels, curved down to jambs at ends. Central spine beams,that to right bay with nicked ogee stops, probably the parlour end.

Listing NGR: SU0446960098

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