Seend buildings [2]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 26 Oct 2014

In High Street, the stable court to Seend Manor is now partly named The Close and partly The Stable Yard, and is now a house, flats and stable. Built circa 1769 and constructed of red brick with dressings, the front in ashlar, all under hipped roofs, stone-slated to the front and Bridgwater tile elsewhere. Built to a 'U' plan as a group of three separate blocks, originally linked by screen walls. The centre block has an in-filled former carriage-arch and a ridge cupola. There is another image of the buildings in 2023 at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1243863 Seend is a hilltop village about 3¾ miles west of Devizes and some 5¾ miles northeast of Trowbridge. The name is from the Old English word ‘sende’ meaning a sandy place. It lies astride the A361 road from Devizes to Trowbridge, which was once the main road from London to Bath. The village has medieval origins, but there is evidence of occupation in Neolithic times. Farming, especially of wool, and later iron ore brought prosperity to Seend, which today is essentially a commuter village.

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