Village Hall and Railings Enclosing Front Lawn
VILLAGE HALL AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING FRONT LAWN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243669
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Village Hall and Railings Enclosing Front Lawn
- Statutory Address:
- VILLAGE HALL AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING FRONT LAWN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243669
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Village Hall and Railings Enclosing Front Lawn
- Statutory Address 1:
- VILLAGE HALL AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING FRONT LAWN
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:
- VILLAGE HALL AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING FRONT LAWN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sparkford
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6104724867
Details
ST62SW
7/178
SPARKFORD CP
WESTON BAMPFYLDE
Village Hall, and railings enclosing front lawn
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II
Village hall, presumably formerly the school. Dated 1857. Local lias stone roughly cut and squared, Ham stone
dressings; Welsh slate roof between stepped coped gables, with gabletted and crocketted finials. Single storey, 2 bays.
Chamfer-mullioned windows of 4-lights, having diamond cast iron lattice lights, set under square labels; between these
the projecting gabled porch having chamfered pointed outer arch with label, segmental pointed inner arch with pair
boarder doors; plaque on gable reads "Erected by Elizabeth Richardson 1857", and over doorway is incised "rebuilt by AS
1909". Quatrefoil vent in west gable, small extension to rear. Interior not seen. Enclosing a semi-circular lawn to
front of building a low stone wall with shaped Ham stone copings, capped by cast iron railings to about 1.5 m high,
having bud and spear point tops; pair matching gates in centre opposite doorway, made on the curve, with barbed
spear-points to diddle rails; walls continued at higher levels along sides of building. A picturesque building and
setting in a prominent corner position on the south entry to the village.
Listing NGR: ST6104724867
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 447198
- 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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