Castle House
CASTLE HOUSE, 23, CASTLE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057869
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Castle House
- Statutory Address:
- CASTLE HOUSE, 23, CASTLE STREET
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- 2002-03-02
- Reference:
- IOE01/05773/05
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057869
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Feb-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Castle House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CASTLE HOUSE, 23, CASTLE 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:
- CASTLE HOUSE, 23, CASTLE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Frome
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 77342 48146
Details
1. 5363 CASTLE STREET (North-West side)
No 23 ST 7748 SW 4/130 Castle House GV (formerly listed as II 31.1.74 House on Corner of Castle Street and Trinity Street) 2. Formerly Castle House. Frome Hospital in late C19. Late C17 remodelled. Front of red brick with stone dressings probably mid C18. Stone plinth, chamfered quoins, 1st floor band, moulded cornice, brick parapet (a blocking course with edgemould and brick parapet over with stone coping. 2 storeys and attic. Pantile roof with former. 5 windows, cross-glazed sashes in moulded stone architraves (blocked on ground floor at time of survey 1979). Centre ground floor window formerly a door has bracketted stone pediment with fluted lintel containing shaped tablet. Return elevation to Trinity Street is a 2 window rubble extension with end quoins and outer ogee mouldings to dressings; similar doorway with bracketted pediment. 2 blocked lights to gable. Said to be the oldest surviving brick building in Frome. Gables stair turret to rear. Late C18 fittings inside including modillion and rosette ceiling cornices. Staircase has open string, turned balusters and moulded mahogany hand rail, landing to attic. Became Cottage Hospital 1875; disused at time of re-survey (1979). RCHM - Trinity Area).
Listing NGR: ST7734248146
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 266082
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Leech, R, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Supplementary Series in Early Industrial Housing In The Trinity Area Of Frome, Vol. 3, (1981)
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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