54-55, HIGH STREET
54-55, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245240
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- 54-55, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 54-55, HIGH STREET
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- 2006-01-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/14802/14
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245240
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- 54-55, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 54-55, HIGH 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:
- 54-55, HIGH 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 22663 24355
Details
ST 2224 SE TAUNTON HIGH STREET
744/11/10012 Nos.54-55
II
Shop premises, now a wine bar. Dated 1894. Brick and cast-iron with stone dressings. Roof concealed.
PLAN: Rectangular on plan, with full-width showroom windows on each floor at front.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay front, each floor supported on brick end pilasters and two slender cast-iron columns and cast-iron beams with cornices, the top beam with frieze of festoons. The ground floor shop window replaced, but fascia above with cornice and swagged terminal brackets. 3:3:3 light former showroom windows above, glazing bars to top lights. Surmounted by stone balustrade with truncated finials and pedimental centrepiece with monogram relief in tympanum, and inscribed: Established 1775 Erected 1894'.
These premises were built for Hatcher and Sons Ltd.
INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: ST2266324355
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477011
- 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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