The Market House
THE MARKET HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1056698
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- List Entry Name:
- The Market House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MARKET HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1056698
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Market House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MARKET HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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:
- THE MARKET HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Somerton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 49069 28567
Details
ST49NW SOMERTON CP MARKET PLACE (North side)
9/179 The Market House (formerly listed as House immediately west of Corner House)
17.4.59
GV II*
House in row, now restaurant. C17 or earlier. Local lias stone roughly squared and coursed, with painted stone dressings; clay pantiles with abutment to west, stepped coped gable to east; brick end and intermediate chimney stacks. Two storeys with attic, 3 wide bays. Mostly ovolo-mould mullioned windows; 3 light with square labels to upper bay 2 and to coped attic gables bays 1 and 3; 4 light with sidelights to angled oriel bays of upper bays 1 and 3 with plain corbelled bases, string courses to head and hipped stone slate roofs; string course at cill level both sides of bay 1 oriel continued into mid bay 2; below modern small pane casement left of bay 1 under timber lintol, with 6-panel C17 pattern door to right, also with timber lintol; pairs of 16-pane windows bay 2 and 12-pane windows bay 3 under shared label mould; between upper bays 1 and 2 projecting hanging sign on wrot iron bracket. To rear, stair turret enclosing circular timber stair, with timber framed windows, one ovolo mould, one hollow chamfered remainder of north elevation much altered in C20. Interior has stop and runout chamfer moulded beams at both major floor levels, and 'A' frame roof trusses: features include early C17 dado panelling and corner cupboard to ground floor and a C17 door to private quarters; otherwise interior considerably reshaped in C20.
Listing NGR: ST4901028546
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262982
- 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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