Corner House, Shop, Front Garden Area Railings and Pump at Rear
CORNER HOUSE, SHOP, FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS AND PUMP AT REAR, THE SHAMBLES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237382
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Corner House, Shop, Front Garden Area Railings and Pump at Rear
- Statutory Address:
- CORNER HOUSE, SHOP, FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS AND PUMP AT REAR, THE SHAMBLES
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237382
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Corner House, Shop, Front Garden Area Railings and Pump at Rear
- Statutory Address 1:
- CORNER HOUSE, SHOP, FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS AND PUMP AT REAR, THE SHAMBLES
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:
- CORNER HOUSE, SHOP, FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS AND PUMP AT REAR, THE SHAMBLES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Shepton Beauchamp
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4023117212
Details
The following buildings shall be added:-
ST 42 NW SHEPTON BEAUCHAMP THE SHAMBLES
6/196 Corner House, Shop, Front
Garden Area Railings and
Pump at rear
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GV II
House with shop premises. Circa C17, remodelled in circa early and mid c19.
Coursed stone rubble, rendered at rear, first floor of right side red brick
in Flemish bond with fragments of timber frame. Steeply pitched slate roof
with gabled ends and hipped corner. Rear gable end and corner sticks with
short red brick shafts.
Plan: L-shaped on plan. A circa early C19 remodelling of an earlier house,
the remains of which survive fragmentally in the right hand half and extend
into a rear right hand wing. It is now divided into 2 tenements, the ground
floor of the left part a shop with a kitchen and lavatory to rear left
extending into the ground floor accommodation of The Cressy qv adjoining left;
to the right another shop with a kitchen with loft above in the rear wing
behind and a cross-passage between the outbuilding with a loft and a cartway
under.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 2-window front with C19 2-light casements
on first floor with glazing bars. On ground floor 2 canted bay shop windows
under a slated pentice roof extending over panelled central door; the right
has original C19 shop window with glazing bars, the left hand bay is a late
C20 plastic replacement. Right hand side elevation has red brick first floor
wall, 2 C19 3-light casements, one with leaded panes, plank left door to right
and central C19 studded plank door at centre; above the door rendered
fragments of timber framing. To the right lower outbuilding with cart
entrance to right with plank doors. At rear circa early C19 2 and 3-light
casements with horizontal glazing bars. Including lead pump at rear, dated
1860 with initials GMD in wooden housing and with stone trough.
Including C19 front garden area railings; wrought iron with arrow head shafts
on dressed stone plinth with curved right hand corner and small monolithic
stone gate-piers with ogee caps and similar wrought-iron gate with curved
brace.
Interior: Simple C19 joinery and some light scantling ceiling beams. Roof
structure entirely replaced except for remains of truss in gable end of rear
wing, later infilled with brick; tie-beam, collar and principal truncated just
above collar and with some studs remaining.
Listing NGR: ST4023117212
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428619
- 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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