Island House

Island House, The Island

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1115169
Date first listed:
21-Dec-1979
List Entry Name:
Island House
Statutory Address:
Island House, The Island
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1115169
Date first listed:
21-Dec-1979
List Entry Name:
Island House
Statutory Address 1:
Island House, The Island

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Island House, The Island

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 66324 54102

Details

This list entry was subjected to a Minor Enhancement to update the text on the 22 September 2021

ST 6654
4/18

Midsomer-Norton
THE ISLAND
Island House

GV
II

A house of early C19 date.

PLAN: on an L-plan with an extension to the rear.

MATERIALS: the front elevation of the building is built of brick, which has been rendered, with rusticated quoins to either side. It has a slate roof, which is hipped at one end. There is a plain stone band under the eaves.

EXTERIOR: the two-storey building is three bays wide with eight-over-eight sash windows to the principal elevation. To the ground floor there is a central round-headed doorway, with a six-panel door with a hand and wreath knocker and an arched fanlight with patterned glazing.

INTERIOR: the interior of the building retains several period features.

Listing NGR: ST6632454102

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
31951
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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