Steeple Ashton houses [8]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 14 Feb 2023

Church Street House, number 13 Church Street, was probably originally a 17th century timber framed house, which was refronted in 1815. The front is stuccoed brick, the rear is rendered timber framed, all under a Welsh slate roof. There is an 18th century rear wing and a 20th century lean-to extension. Some original internal features remain. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1262298 The village of Steeple Ashton is a former market town, having been granted a weekly market in 1266. It lies some 3¼ miles east of Trowbridge and some 7 miles southwest of Devizes. The town became wealthy from its cloth industry, but there was a great fire in the early 16th century, and when it came to rebuilding the industry moved to the nearby town of Trowbridge, where the River Biss provided power for fulling mills. The first part of the village name comes from the former church spire, which collapsed in 1670.

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