Greystone House is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1954. House. 1 related planning application.

Greystone House

WRENN ID
vacant-cellar-elm
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 April 1954
Type
House
Address
Greystone House, High Street, Devizes, SN10 1AT
OS grid reference
SU 005 613
Coordinates
51.35116, -1.99381
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Greystone House is a Grade II* listed building constructed between 1740 and 1744. It stands three storeys high and features an elaborate front made of Bath stone on a brick structure, topped with a hipped slate roof. The building has a projecting terraced plinth with moulded coping, approximately 2 feet 6 inches high.

The facade includes a slightly projecting central section with full-height angle piers, supporting a bold moulded and dentilled stone cornice. Above this, there is a segmental pediment and a tall parapet with moulded coping. The entrance features a tall eight-panel door set within a stone surround, flanked by three-quarter Doric columns and an entablature adorned with triglyph and rosette decorations on the frieze, along with a modillion cornice that has rosettes between the modillions.

At the first floor, above the door, there is a central niche within a rectangular panel, surrounded by three-quarter Ionic columns and an entablature with a curved frieze, bracketed cornice, and pediment. The second floor has a central window, while each floor's central motif is flanked by narrow arched windows with side pilasters and a banded arch featuring a keystone. The side bays contain one window each, with the ground floor windows altered to plain 19th-century angular bays. All glazing bars have been changed.

An original cast lead rainwater head is located on the left-hand return side. The interior boasts contemporary panelling, fine plasterwork, and a staircase. Greystone House is prominently situated at the junction of High Street and Long Street and forms a group with the Elm Tree Inn and Nos 2 and 3 Long Street.

Local climate

Greystone House receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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