We would like to do this to
ensure that these buildings are recognised by developers and other stakeholders
for their significance to our Community Area. We would also like them to be
considered as heritage assets due to the important contribution that they make
to the distinctive local character of our Community Area.
The houses were built by the Bowood
Estate, mainly during the 1800s, as houses for employees and retirees of the
Estate. A common design of the stone-built houses are the red bricks used for
window surrounds, door frame, and corners, with a prime example being number 82
at the Studley crossroads. However, the earlier houses are purely stone.
The majority of the houses were built at
Derry Hill and Studley, which was the principal estate village until the
mid-1900s. There are examples further out from the Bowood Estate, which show
the influence the Estate had on the wider Calne area.
Many of the houses have the ‘Double L’ date stones in the front of the building, often in the gable, like the one in the attached photographs. There may be variations of this design, while some may not have the stone.
If you are able to, please
head over to our interactive map to see assets already added, and to add those
that you’re aware of:
https://www.placecheck.info/app2/maps/calneheritage
Alternatively, contact me directly.
Unfortunately, the Bowood
Estate does not have information on the houses, but think that there may well
be around 100 in the area.
