8-12, MARKET PLACE
8-12, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1194278
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-1978
- List Entry Name:
- 8-12, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- 8-12, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1194278
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-1978
- List Entry Name:
- 8-12, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 8-12, 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:
- 8-12, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Warminster
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 87453 45077
Details
WARMINSTER MARKET PLACE 1. 5411 (South Side) Nos 8 to 12 (even) ST 8745 SW 6/249
II
2. Including No 1 Weymouth Street. The corner site opened 1838 as Literary and Scientific Institute. Architect: Edward Blore. An early example of the Tudor style. Asymmetrical. 2 1/2 storeys ashlar, facing the Market Place and with an imposing return to Weymouth Street. Ashlar plinth, coved string over 1st floor interrupted by gables and dormers, all with moulded copes, parapet with moulded cope. Slate roofs with ridge chimneys. Right hand part (No 8) has a full height gabled rectangular bay, 1-5-1 mullion and transom lights on 1st and ground floors with coved strings over. A 2 light mullion window in gable with drip mould; doorway to left, 8 panel door in Tudor arch with moulded head and 2 square lights over. The left hand part has a range of 3 cross mullion and transom windows with glazing bar casements on 1st floor, framed by weathered buttresses on ground floor. 3 corbelled half dormers over with gables, one retaining finial, and single lights. 2 modern plate glass shop fronts on ground floor, the left hand shop projecting to link with fascia of No 14, has traces of original Gothic shop. The return to Weymouth Street is in similar style with gable, having 2 light mullion window with dripmould and 3 light mullion and transom windows on 1st and ground floors. No 1 Weymouth Street also in similar style with a gable with window duplicate to return of No 8. Coved string over 1st floor carried across parapet of angled oriel of 1-3-1 mullion and transom lights. The oriel is supported on a wide angled stem with central window. Large cross mullion and transom window with drip mould to right and a pair of sashes in a single frame above. Elaborate doorway to left, 6 panel door in moulded 4 centred arch, dripmould over raised to point with engaged finial in centre, lozenge type overlight.
Listing NGR: ST8746345072
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 312953
- 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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