Delaware House, and Gateway to East
DELAWARE HOUSE, AND GATEWAY TO EAST, WOODCOCK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056230
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Delaware House, and Gateway to East
- Statutory Address:
- DELAWARE HOUSE, AND GATEWAY TO EAST, WOODCOCK STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056230
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Delaware House, and Gateway to East
- Statutory Address 1:
- DELAWARE HOUSE, AND GATEWAY TO EAST, WOODCOCK STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- DELAWARE HOUSE, AND GATEWAY TO EAST, WOODCOCK STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Cary
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6401332325
Details
ST6432
6/127
CASTLE CARY CP
WOODCOCK STREET (North side)
Delaware House, and gateway to east
GV
II
House, now veterinary surgery. C17, modified. Cary stone roughly squared and coursed on lias stone plinth, painted
stone dressings; double Roman clay tile roof with plain gables; brick chimney stacks. Two storeys, 3 bays. Ovolo-mould
mullioned windows bays 2 and 3, of 3-lights above and 4-light below, the lower having labels, unleaded but with some
iron-framed opening lights; upper bay 1 has small horizontal-bar casement: to lower bay 1 a cambered arched doorway,
up 5 steps having wrot iron handrails, set under label, with incised spandrils. Interior not seen. On south-east corner
gateway with tall square ashlar piers, semi- circular arched panelled faces, moulded bell-hipped tops.
Listing NGR: ST6401332325
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262060
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
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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