23 Bristol Street is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1976. Chapel, house. 1 related planning application.
23 Bristol Street
- WRENN ID
- young-turret-ash
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1976
- Type
- Chapel, house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
23 Bristol Street is a former chapel, now a house, dating from the 10th to early 11th century, with a remodel in the late 17th century. The building is constructed of limestone rubble with long and short quoins, featuring a stone slate roof and brick gable stacks. Originally a one-cell chapel, it has been adapted into a single-room plan house with a central entrance at the front. The structure has two storeys and an attic, with a one-window range. The right-hand side has a 20th-century porch and door with timber lintels, while the windows have irregular dressings, including a ground-floor window in the former doorway and a gabled eaves dormer. The right-hand gable features an S-inscribed kneeler.
Inside, there is a late 17th-century blocked fireplace with a chamfered bressumer and a winder stair leading to the attic, which has a two-bay 17th-century roof with butt purlins. Historically, Moffat mentions a house called St Helen's "on the spot where formerly stood St Helen's Chapel" in Bristol Street, making this building a remarkable survival.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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