House, Formerly Church of St John Baptist
HOUSE, FORMERLY CHURCH OF ST JOHN BAPTIST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1248850
- Date first listed:
- 24-Mar-1961
- List Entry Name:
- House, Formerly Church of St John Baptist
- Statutory Address:
- HOUSE, FORMERLY CHURCH OF ST JOHN BAPTIST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1248850
- Date first listed:
- 24-Mar-1961
- List Entry Name:
- House, Formerly Church of St John Baptist
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOUSE, FORMERLY CHURCH OF ST JOHN BAPTIST
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:
- HOUSE, FORMERLY CHURCH OF ST JOHN BAPTIST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lovington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST5818130847
Details
ST53SE
1/67
LOVINGTON CP
WHEATHILL
House, formerly Church of St John Baptist
24.3.61
GV II
Former Anglican Parish Church, now house. C13 origins, converted in 1970s. Local grey lias stone cut and squared with
Doulting stone dressings; Welsh slate roof over stone slate base courses between coped gables, cross finial to east,
base only of bell turret formerly with two bells to west; stone chimney stack. Single-cell plan of 5 bays, with no
external definition of nave and chancel. South elevation has 4 single light cusped windows in ogee-mould recesses,
without labels; to bay 2 a projecting gabled porch with semi-circular arched doorway having boarded door with inserted
light, and inside a chamfered pointed arched doorway, with small canopied statue niche in east wall; between bays 4 and
5 a narrow moulded pointed arched doorway, above which is a modern 2-light window in a gabled dormer. West wall has
large pointed arch with curtain walling and French doors as infill; the east window of 3 lancets with trifle arched
label having plain stops, flanked by two small C20 circular windows. North wall has similar details to south, less the
porch. Interior not inspected. but survival of ribbed barrel vault ceiling noted. The modification of the church to a
house has been effected without seriously altering the special interest of the building externally.
Listing NGR: ST5818130847
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 430605
- 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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