County Hotel
COUNTY HOTEL, EAST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1060016
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- County Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- COUNTY HOTEL, EAST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1060016
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- County Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- COUNTY HOTEL, EAST 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:
- COUNTY HOTEL, EAST STREET
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 22886 24452
Details
1. EAST STREET 5365 (South Side) County Hotel ST 2224 SE 11/8 4.6.52.
II* GV
2. Main block has an imposing early C19 3 storey stucco front. Modillion cornice and parapet. Moulded stringcourse over 1st floor. Panelled pilasters with (suspended) anthemion motifs through ground and 1st floors. Pane over lst floor with the letters 'County Hotel'. 7 windows, sashes some glazing bars missing. Central large Tuscan porch to entrance with architrave surround. Entry to yard under rusticated arch to left. Double wooden doors. 2 further houses to left forming part of the same property, the whole frontage stuccoed and made uniform with cornice and parapet, pilasters and anthemions. These extensions have 3 windows and 2 windows. 2 large canted bays and a rusticated central doorway to ground floor.
No 1A Billet Street, No 66 The County Hotel, the Brendon Bar and No "8¨ East Street, form an important group with the listed buildings in Cheapside, Fore Street and the Parade.
Listing NGR: ST2287824437
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 269712
- 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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