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Lyneham Bygones - Index - Hocketts Close

Travelling south on the Calne Road from the north of the village approximately 200 metres from the White Hart Inn, on the western side, is a small junction leading to Hocketts Close. In this very small cul-de-sac or driveway are three large properties and within a stones throw again on the same side of the road, is a grandeur Grade II listed house .

The first property to be built is No1 Hockett's Close located on the left hand side, which is No 52 Grade II Listed house, built in 1723 indicated by the date stone to Tho. Burchall. (Building 206 on the map to the left)

Built by coursed limestone, with a 20th Century tiled roof and gable stacks. The two-storey property has 2 bays end on to road and 2-bay higher rear wing with stack and quarter hipped roof.

There is a brick gable to wing with entrance under a pitched stone slated porch with turned balusters seen on the left hand side of the image. The majority of the windows are 2-light timber casement windows with leaded lights, also there are some 3-light windows to the front facing aspect.

The windows have been altered to 20th Century replacement style to ground floor of wing with stone voussoirs ( pronounced 'voo SWAR' - one of the wedge-shaped blocks forming the curved parts of an arch) to the openings.

 

 
 


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