2 to 4 (consec) Upper High Street and wall along street at No 4

2-4, Upper High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PX

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1034421
Date first listed:: 04-Jul-1975
List Entry Name:: 2 to 4 (consec) Upper High Street and wall along street at No 4
Statutory Address:: 2-4, Upper High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PX

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Date:: 2007-09-04
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1034421
Date first listed:: 04-Jul-1975
List Entry Name:: 2 to 4 (consec) Upper High Street and wall along street at No 4
Statutory Address 1:: 2-4, Upper High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PX

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 2-4, Upper High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PX

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Taunton
National Grid Reference:: ST 22678 24184

Details

ST 2224 SE 11/405

UPPER HIGH STREET (South Side) Nos 2 to 4 (consec) and wall along street at No 4

GV II Terrace of stucco houses adjoining No 1 and facing Vivary Park. Early C19, altered. No 2 comes forward slightly and is of two storeys, the rest two storeys plus basement. Hipped slate roofs with projecting eaves to Nos 3 and 4, which also have plain pilasters. four or five windows to each house, No 2 with rectangular hoodmoulds and sashes, No 4 with casements and some Gothic heads to lights, No 2 has verandah with rear-to roof on brackets, No 4 has trellised verandah to basement. High wall with round headed doorway, runs along street to join No 5.

Nos 1 to 14 (consec) Upper High Street, the listed buildings in Vivary Park and Mount Street form a group together with the School, Unitarian Chapel, The Lawn and Mary Street House in Mary Street, and Wilton House and ornamental column in Hammets Walk.

Listing NGR: ST2267824184

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Legacy System number:: 269937
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.