Walls, Railings, Gates and Piers Attached to Front of the Beeches and Enclosing Forecourt

WALLS, RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS ATTACHED TO FRONT OF THE BEECHES AND ENCLOSING FORECOURT, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1135999
Date first listed:
04-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Walls, Railings, Gates and Piers Attached to Front of the Beeches and Enclosing Forecourt
Statutory Address:
WALLS, RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS ATTACHED TO FRONT OF THE BEECHES AND ENCLOSING FORECOURT, HIGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1135999
Date first listed:
04-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Walls, Railings, Gates and Piers Attached to Front of the Beeches and Enclosing Forecourt
Statutory Address 1:
WALLS, RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS ATTACHED TO FRONT OF THE BEECHES AND ENCLOSING FORECOURT, HIGH STREET

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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:
WALLS, RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS ATTACHED TO FRONT OF THE BEECHES AND ENCLOSING FORECOURT, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Chew Magna
National Grid Reference:
ST 57385 63128

Details

ST 56 SE CHEW MAGNA C.P. HIGH STREET (north side)

3/42 Walls, railings, gates and piers attached to front of The Beeches G.V. and enclosing forecourt

II

Forecourt walls, railings, gates and piers. Late C18 with C20 repair. Walls in sandstone rubble with limestone coping, limestone ashlar front wall and piers, cast and wrought iron railings and gates. Rubble walls about 3 metres high extending from each side of The Beeches (q.v.) about 17 metres to south, ramped down at front to square pier, with plinth, rusticated, with shaped cornice and top; doorway with segmental head in wall to left. Front range has low ashlar wall (largely reconstructed) extending about 20 metres, topped by spear-headed, wrought-iron railings; similar gates to left and right, set back from front range of railings.

Listing NGR: ST5738563128

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
32936
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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