Wesleyan Methodist Church

WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, UPPER HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1177898
Date first listed:
24-Mar-1961
Statutory Address:
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, UPPER HIGH STREET
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Date:
2003-03-30
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1177898
Date first listed:
24-Mar-1961
Statutory Address 1:
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, UPPER HIGH STREET

Location

Statutory Address:
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, UPPER HIGH STREET

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

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Castle Cary
National Grid Reference:
ST 64335 32410

Details

CASTLE CARY CP UPPER HIGH STREET (South side) ST6432 6/122 Wesleyan Methodist Church 24.3.61 GV II Methodist Church. c1840. Cary stone rubble, Doulting ashlar facade; Welsh slate roof, hipped at south end, gabled to north, with prominent metal ridge ventilator. Two-storey elevations, 3x3 bays. Plinth, band courses and swept gable, with octagonal corner piers having bell-shaped tops; centre bay projects slightly. Semi-circular arched leaded windows in plain openings; large panelled door in plain semi-circular arch with Gothic style traceried fanlight; on gable a bell-shaped plaque with "Wesleyan" on bottom band. Two tiers matching windows to sides. Interior not seen. Occupies dominant position in High Street, and therefore important streetscape element.

Listing NGR: ST6433532410

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