Hampshire Treasures

Volume 8 ( Test Valley North)

Page 208 - Stockbridge

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Description and Date	Remarks		Protection	Grid Ref. and Punchcard No.
Building C.19	Town Hall, High Street. A 2-storey yellow brick building, some red brickwork at rear. Wide flat eaves with slender-cut brackets fixed to soffit. Slate roof. Building surmounted by cupola containing a clock, its face dated 1810, weather vane portraying a fish above. Central tablet bears inscription and date, 'A.D. 1810, E. Cooper, Bailiff'.		C.A.	SU 355 351 2526 11
House C.19	The White House, High Street. Formerly Grosvenor House. 2 storeys and attic. Slate roof, colourwashed brick structure. Seven sash windows and one blind. Fanlight shaped window to left of portico. A large detached building standing in its own grounds close to the River Test.		C.A.	SU 352 351 2526 02
War Memorial C.20	Situated to the northeast of the ancient church of St. Peter, stone memorial, restored in 1971 after car damage.		C.A.	SU 352 351 2526 01
Bridge	River Test. Built in C.15 widened and rebuilt in 1799, reconstructed in 1963, replacing older bridge which was too narrow and 'hump-backed' for modern traffic.		T. & C.P. Act C.A.	SU 352 351 2526 01
Group E - Street Patterns, Street Furniture and Open Spaces
Milestone	Situated on north side of A272 on edge of Stockbridge Down, metal plate on milestone states '7 miles from Winton, 1 1/2 to Stockbridge'.			SU 383 346 2526 80
Milestone	Situated on north side of A272, metal plate reads, '8 miles from Winton, 1/2mile to Stockbridge'.			SU 366 351 2526 81
Group F - Historical or Literary Associations
Church C.12	St. Peter. Mentioned in the Domesday Book. Robert, Earl of Gloucester, half brother of the Empress Matilda found sanctuary here in 1141. From 1204 to 1536 the church was part of the endowment granted to Mottisfont Priory.		T. & C.P. Act C.A.	SU 359 350 2526 43

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