Banbury Farm and front boundary wall
Banbury Farm, 55, Lower Street, Merriott, TA16 5NN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175537
- Date first listed:
- 18-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Banbury Farm and front boundary wall
- Statutory Address:
- Banbury Farm, 55, Lower Street, Merriott, TA16 5NN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175537
- Date first listed:
- 18-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Banbury Farm and front boundary wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- Banbury Farm, 55, Lower Street, Merriott, TA16 5NN
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:
- Banbury Farm, 55, Lower Street, Merriott, TA16 5NN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Merriott
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 44505 12390
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/04/2020
ST4412
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MERRIOTT CP
LOWER STREET (north side)
No 55 Banbury Farm and front boundary wall
(formerly listed as No 55, and front boundary wall)
GV II
Semi-detached house. Late C17/early C18, Ham stone ashlar; double Roman clay tiled roof replacing thatch, with coped east gable; brick chimney stacks. Two storeys with attic, three bays. Ovolo-mould mullioned windows in wave-mould recesses, to ground floor five-light bay one and four-light bay three, both with labels. Three-light first floor bays one and three, without labels, and in first floor bay two a later-inserted two-light casement in chamfered recess. Lower bay two has a six-fielded-panel door, toplights inserted, in plain chamfered opening with label over. Further ovolo-mould windows, some mullioned, to north-east gable; a single-light to rear ground floor, two two-lights to first floor, all without labels, and two two-light with labels to attic.
Interior not seen.
About 2 metres in front of house a near-ashlar stone boundary wall about one metre high, with angled coping, with gap opposite doorway having a cast-iron gate with spearpoint rails, Apparently of same build as No 53 (qv) attached to south-west side: possibly all one house formerly.
Listing NGR: ST4450512390
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262379
- 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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