Town Hall
Midsomer Norton Town Hall, The Island, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2HQ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1115167
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Town Hall
- Statutory Address:
- Midsomer Norton Town Hall, The Island, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2HQ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1115167
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Town Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- Midsomer Norton Town Hall, The Island, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2HQ
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:
- Midsomer Norton Town Hall, The Island, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2HQ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Midsomer Norton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 66414 54149
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22 September 2021 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards
ST 6654
4/67
Midsomer-Norton
THE ISLAND
Midsomer-Norton Town Hall
(Formerly listed as HIGH STREET (south side) Midsomer-Norton Town Hall)
GV
II
1860 by Thomas Harris Smith. Italianate. Two storeys. Coursed limestone rubble in varying bands with ashlar quoins and bands and rough-faced battered sandstone plinth (this has rounded and pointed string over). Hipped slate roof with moulded brackets to eaves. Arcaded windows on first and ground floors (rounded intrados, pointed extrados on latter with labels), grey and yellow ashlar quoins. First floor has moulded string and impost strings. Two storey porch to left: pointed doorway with blind tympanum and label, one window on each face. Main elevation has on first floor an arcade of five windows with flanking round headed windows; the arcade has carved caps on engaged shafts. Five windows on ground floor, the right hand one over two doors.
On corner of return to north are two levels of nook shafts on first floor. North front has arcade of five windows on first floor (sashes) with free standing columns, carved caps and a central stone bracketed balcony. Three arches on ground floor, centre for narrower tall round headed door.
Listing NGR: ST6641454149
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 31949
- 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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