Selwood House, With Short Enclosing Wall and Railing to Forecourt
SELWOOD HOUSE, WITH SHORT ENCLOSING WALL AND RAILING TO FORECOURT, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1177473
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Selwood House, With Short Enclosing Wall and Railing to Forecourt
- Statutory Address:
- SELWOOD HOUSE, WITH SHORT ENCLOSING WALL AND RAILING TO FORECOURT, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1177473
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Selwood House, With Short Enclosing Wall and Railing to Forecourt
- Statutory Address 1:
- SELWOOD HOUSE, WITH SHORT ENCLOSING WALL AND RAILING TO FORECOURT, MARKET PLACE
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:
- SELWOOD HOUSE, WITH SHORT ENCLOSING WALL AND RAILING TO FORECOURT, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Somerton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 49074 28500
Details
ST49NW SOMERTON CP MARKET PLACE (south side)
9/182 Selwood House, with short enclosing wall and railing to forecourt
17.4.59
GV II
House, now offices. Early C19. Local lias stone cut and squared, Ham stone dressings; Welsh slate roof with plain gables; brick end chimney stacks. Two storeys, 3 bays. Ham stone plinth; 16-pane sash windows in architraved surrounds; central 6-panel door part glazed, set in Ham stone surround with Tuscan pilasters and plain entablature over. Interior not seen. Extending about 4 metres from north east corner matching low stone wall, with section of wrot iron railing with twist spear head on return, contributing to setting. House served as preparatory school in first quarter of C20. (VCH, Volume III, 1974).
Listing NGR: ST4907728498
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262988
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1974)
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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