St Mary’s Church Centre
St Mary’s Church Centre, Church Street, Chard, TA20 2DP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197431
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- St Mary’s Church Centre
- Statutory Address:
- St Mary’s Church Centre, Church Street, Chard, TA20 2DP
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/00033/01
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197431
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- St Mary’s Church Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Mary’s Church Centre, Church Street, Chard, TA20 2DP
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:
- St Mary’s Church Centre, Church Street, Chard, TA20 2DP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chard Town
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 32262 08205
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 July 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards
ST3308
756-1/4/27
CHARD
CHURCH STREET (west side)
St Mary’s Church Centre
(Formerly listed as Church Room)
29/07/76
GV
II
Church Room. Dated 1827, restored 1896 and 1923 (shield in gable and over west entrance). Limestone rubble with Ham Hill stone dressings and crested slate roof. Typical church room plan with one room to first floor.
Church Street facade is two storeys, three-window range. Ground floor has two-light leaded windows with stone mullions to each light with ogee head, both under a labelled hoodmould. First floor has three two-light mullioned leaded windows, each light with trefoil head, both under a four-centred arch hoodmould set in full dormers. A metal fire escape to right of first floor. Left return, the east front, has similar window to centre.
INTERIOR not inspected, but noted as having been altered.
Listing NGR: ST3226408206
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 374038
- 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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