Public House Public Library
PUBLIC HOUSE, BATH PLACE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060039
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Public House Public Library
- Statutory Address:
- PUBLIC HOUSE, BATH PLACE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-04-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/10499/33
- Rights:
- © Mr John H. Sparkes. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060039
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Public House Public Library
- Statutory Address 1:
- PUBLIC HOUSE, BATH PLACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- PUBLIC LIBRARY, CORPORATION 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:
- PUBLIC HOUSE, BATH PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- PUBLIC LIBRARY, CORPORATION 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 22622 24479
Details
1. CORPORATION STREET 5365 (South Side) Public Library ST 2224 SE 11/190
II GV
2. 1904 by Colbourne, Little and Goodson, Extended 1913 in a similar style (see date stone to rear on Bath Place), Neo-Tudor style, 2 storeys red sand-stone with pale dressings. Parapet with central gable, diamond motifs suspended from capping. Some imitation corbelling, 3 main windows of 5 mullioned lights divided by smaller openings. Central oriel over entrance. Paired buttresses to ground floor. 5 light windows to left and right divided by single lights. Entrance with ogee moulded top and double wooden doors. Canted bay through both storeys to right. Extensions of 1911 also included.
All the listed buildings (except No 34 and the Dragon Book Shop and Wall) in Bath Place and Corporation Street form a group.
Listing NGR: ST2262224479
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 269667
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 16-Jun-2026 at 02:07:53.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.