Nos 42 and 42a and Cottage To Rear Of No 42, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 (Grade II)
Nos 42 and 42a and Cottage To Rear Of No 42 is a grade two (II) listed building in Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13. It was first listed in 1960.
About Nos 42 and 42a and Cottage To Rear Of No 42
CORSHAM HIGH STREET ST 8770 (east side) 5/181 Nos 42 and 42A and cottage to rear of No 42 20.12.60 (formerly listed as Nos 42 and 44 as separate items) GV II
House and shop, 1849, ashlar with slate roof, coped gables and end wall stacks. Two storeys, 5-window range. Upper floor with raised angle strips, moulded cornice, parapet and five 12-pane sashes. Ground floor with 4 doors alternating with 3 plate glass shop windows, doors with overlights and each framed in Doric pilasters supporting a continuous frieze and moulded cornice. Blank window to left of left door and additional pilaster, making 9 in all. Rear altered, originally 2-window range with upper 12- pane sashes and ground floor tripartite 4-8-4 pane sashes. Recessed section to right has stepped 12-pane sashes lighting stair. House was grocery and drapery store of Spackman family from early C19, rebuilt after destruction by fire 1849. To rear south-east is C17 cottage, rubble stone with stone tiles, coped east gable and end stack. Attic picturesque C19 dormer, 3- light ovolo-moulded windows to first and ground floors with hoodmould. East end door. (Sharp & Tanner eds. A Corsham Boyhood: The Diary of H. Spackman, 1877-91.)
Where is Nos 42 and 42a and Cottage To Rear Of No 42?
Nos 42 and 42a and Cottage To Rear Of No 42 is located on 42 and 42a, High Street, in Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13.
Key Facts
| Grid Reference | ST 87234 70429 |
| Easting, Northing | 387234, 170429.36084 |
| Latitude, Longitude | 51.432719, -2.185028 |
| Grade listing | II (two) |
| English Heritage List Entry Number | 1022037 |