Waterloo House and Attached Brick Wall to the Rear

WATERLOO HOUSE AND ATTACHED BRICK WALL TO THE REAR, 41, ST MARY STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1052274
Date first listed:
24-Mar-1950
List Entry Name:
Waterloo House and Attached Brick Wall to the Rear
Statutory Address:
WATERLOO HOUSE AND ATTACHED BRICK WALL TO THE REAR, 41, ST MARY STREET
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1052274
Date first listed:
24-Mar-1950
List Entry Name:
Waterloo House and Attached Brick Wall to the Rear
Statutory Address 1:
WATERLOO HOUSE AND ATTACHED BRICK WALL TO THE REAR, 41, ST MARY STREET

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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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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Location

Statutory Address:
WATERLOO HOUSE AND ATTACHED BRICK WALL TO THE REAR, 41, ST MARY STREET

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

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Bridgwater
National Grid Reference:
ST 29812 36941

Details

BRIDGWATER

ST2936NE ST MARY STREET 736-1/11/174 (South side) 24/03/50 No.41 Waterloo House and attached brick wall to the rear

GV II

Public house. Early/mid C18 with later additions. Flemish-bond brick, painted stone coping to the parapet, cornice, rusticated quoins and architraves; parallel wing to rear is weatherboarded to upper floors; pantile roof with brick ridge stack to rear right wing and truncated stack to right return. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys including substantial C20 attic; 6-window range. C20 rusticated quoins continue above the cornice and flank the c1980 attic storey which is over-size, with 3/3-pane sashes in moulded architraves. Quoins to lower floors have returned cornices stepped forward from the main moulding; first floor has segmental arches to moulded architraves, bracketed cills and 6/6-pane sash windows; 2 similar windows to ground-floor right. Rest of ground floor is articulated by 6 early C19 panelled pilasters supporting a moulded cornice; the 3 bays to left have tripartite windows with octagonal panes to overlights and 3 rows of 3 panes to centre, possibly early C19 also. The 2-paned double doors have large overlight similar to that in Town Hall (qv) of octagonal and square panes; between paired pilasters to right of door is a single column of panes. The C20 stretcher-bond brick wall of right return has been rebuilt below cornice level and has 9 tie-bar end crosses; truncated stack to right of ridge also has a tie-bar end. To right of right return are stepped stone voussoirs to late C18 windows in forward frames and 6/6-pane sashes on both floors; similar smaller window to first-floor right. A further wing to rear is weatherboarded to upper floors with half-hipped roof and 6/6-pane sash window below hip. Rear facade, rebuilt below the eaves, has an early C18 wooden modillion cornice and 4 irregularly-spaced 6/6-pane sash windows. INTERIOR: oval stair-hall to centre of block, lit by window in left return, has an early C19 open-well, open-string staircase with fretted ends, stick balusters and swept handrail. A few early C19 features such as 6-panel doors, internal fanlight remain. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: a Flemish-bond brick wall approx 3m high and 30m long, attached to rear of right return, has 5 deep semicircular-arched recesses on the garden side.

Listing NGR: ST2980836933

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Legacy System number:
373982
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.

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