Corsham Parish Council Offices With Railings

CORSHAM HIGH STREET ST 8770 (west side) 5/208 No 31 (Corsham Parish Council Offices) with railings 20.12.60 (formerly listed as No 31) GV II

Two houses, now parish offices and meeting rooms, one to left, Arnold House dated 1703 for W.Arnold possibly refacing earlier house, the other, to right mid to later C18. Arnold House is ashlar fronted with stone tiled roof, coped south gable and south end stack, 2½ storeys, 4-window range. Two moulded coped dormer gables with finials, raised plaques with datestones 1703 and initials WA, and 2-light recessed cyma-moulded leaded mullion windows with hoodmoulds. Main floors each have 4 early C19 twelve-pane sashes. Ground floor has door to right of left end sash with hood on brackets. Chamfered rear doorcase, now internal. Rear curved stair tower with chimney gable to left and ashlar wing to right, hipped at east end and with west end stack. North side blank large upper window over 3-light recessed ovolo- moulded mullion window. Rubble stone addition to west with hipped roof. House to right is ashlar fronted with stone tiled roof, coped gables and north end stack. Two storeys, 2-window range with raised plinth, first floor sill course and moulded eaves cornice. Large 2-storey canted bay to right with raised band, hipped roof and three 12-pane sashes to each floor. To left, upper 12-pane sash and ground floor 6-panel door recessed in arched surround with fanlight. Surround has heavily rusticated piers and arch, plain imposts. Spearhead iron railings with pierced uprights carrying overthrow lamp bracket. Rubble stone north wall. Rear one 12-pane upper sash and ground floor lean-to.

Listing NGR: ST8721470441