NO 59 THE ABBEY HOUSE, FORECOURT WALLS, GATE PIERS, AND LAMP OVERTHROW

NO 59 THE ABBEY HOUSE, FORECOURT WALLS, GATE PIERS, AND LAMP OVERTHROW, GOOSE STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1173787
Date first listed:: 11-Mar-1968
List Entry Name:: NO 59 THE ABBEY HOUSE, FORECOURT WALLS, GATE PIERS, AND LAMP OVERTHROW
Statutory Address:: NO 59 THE ABBEY HOUSE, FORECOURT WALLS, GATE PIERS, AND LAMP OVERTHROW, GOOSE STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1173787
Date first listed:: 11-Mar-1968
List Entry Name:: NO 59 THE ABBEY HOUSE, FORECOURT WALLS, GATE PIERS, AND LAMP OVERTHROW
Statutory Address 1:: NO 59 THE ABBEY HOUSE, FORECOURT WALLS, GATE PIERS, AND LAMP OVERTHROW, GOOSE STREET

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: NO 59 THE ABBEY HOUSE, FORECOURT WALLS, GATE PIERS, AND LAMP OVERTHROW, GOOSE STREET

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

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Beckington
National Grid Reference:: ST 80344 52054

Details

ST8052 BECKINGTON CP GOOSE STREET (North side)

14/64 No 59 (The Abbey House), forecourt walls, gate piers, and lamp overthrow

11.3.68

GV II

House. C16, rebuilt C17, C19 additions. Render, double-Roman tile roof, 2 coped gables to frontage with bases for finials, 3 stacks, 2 of rendered brick, that to right of stone with moulded cap. Facade venturing symmetary. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays, 2 and 4-light ovolo-moulded stone-mullioned windows under stopped labels, single light opening in similar surround to centre of first floor, camfed ashlar bay window with a flat roof to left side of ground floor, casements. Door opening virtually central in plain stone surround, edge moulded slab stone hood on shaped stone brackets, 6-panelled door. Two storey outshut set back to left, large sash window with glazing bars to first floor, that to ground floor smaller and of 4-lights. Single storey outshut to right, C20 flat roofed addition with casements. Room to right of ground floor with 4- panelled moulded framed ceiling, fireplace in 4 centred stone surround, shell headed niche with shaped wooden shelves, winder stairs, two further fireplaces in 4-centred stone surrounds on first floor. Rubble forecourt wall with dressed stone coping, central ashlar gate piers with moulded caps, wrought iron lamp overthrow with lamp; pegged oak latticework gates. (V.A.G. Report, unpublished SRO, 1977).

Listing NGR: ST8034452054

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Legacy System number:: 267006
Legacy System:: LBS

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'Vernacular Architecture Group Report' in Vernacular Architecture Group Report, (1972)

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.