Mary Street Memorial Schools
Mary Street Memorial Schools, Mary Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1233188
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Mary Street Memorial Schools
- Statutory Address:
- Mary Street Memorial Schools, Mary Street
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1233188
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Mary Street Memorial Schools
- Statutory Address 1:
- Mary Street Memorial Schools, Mary Street
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:
- Mary Street Memorial Schools, Mary Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Taunton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 22759 24216
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 December 2021 to update text and reformat to current standards
ST 2224 SE
11/284
MARY STREET (South Side)
Mary Street Memorial Schools
GV
II
Built 1886. Red brick building on the corner with Mount Street. Asymmetrical with tall square corner tower surmounted by lead dome aid wooden cupola with weathervane.
Corner pilasters die into walls above ground floor. Stringcourses. Lancet windows on three storeys with segmental brick heads and keystones. Three gables come forward in the elevation to left of towe. Slate roofs. moulded cornices. Decorated fields with plasterwork to pediments in gables. Two windows in left hand gable under segmental heads and with plaster surrounds. Sashes with glazing bars. Two windows under central gables with segmental heads, dripmoulds and keystones. Further pair of windows set back between gables. Entrance doorway with plain moulded brick surround and cornice band with decorative volutes contains the lettering "Mary : St : Memorial : Schools". Pedimented tablet to left with "Built A.D, 1886". Elevation to Mount Street has a tall pedimented facade with cartouche over a large mullioned and transomed second floor window. Corner tower has important townscape value.
Mary Street House, the Lawn, Unitarian Chapel and the School, Mary Street, form a group with all the listed buildings in Mount Street and Vivary Park. Wilton House in Hammets Walk, and Nos 1 to 14 (consec) Upper High Street.
Listing NGR: ST2275924216
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 269792
- 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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