Theale House, Forecourt Wall, Gate Piers and Gates

THEALE HOUSE, FORECOURT WALL, GATE PIERS AND GATES, WELLS ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1262046
Date first listed:
31-May-1985
List Entry Name:
Theale House, Forecourt Wall, Gate Piers and Gates
Statutory Address:
THEALE HOUSE, FORECOURT WALL, GATE PIERS AND GATES, WELLS ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1262046
Date first listed:
31-May-1985
List Entry Name:
Theale House, Forecourt Wall, Gate Piers and Gates
Statutory Address 1:
THEALE HOUSE, FORECOURT WALL, GATE PIERS AND GATES, WELLS ROAD

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THEALE HOUSE, FORECOURT WALL, GATE PIERS AND GATES, WELLS ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Wedmore
National Grid Reference:
ST 46290 46293

Details

ST44NE WEDMORE CP WELLS ROAD (North side) Theale

11/243 Theale House, forecourt wall, gate piers and gates

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GV II

House. Early C19. Rendered and scribed as ashlar, N-shaped slate roof, coped verges, end ashlar stacks, cornice band, parapet with plain coping. Gothic. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays, 2-light casements with decorative glazing in plain architraves. Centre window to first floor tallest with a pointed arch headed casement with Y-tracery incorporating a stained glass panel. Central door opening in a plain surround, 6-panelled door, top 2 panels glazed. Wooden "portico" on 2 chamfered columns. To right of frontage a single storey outshut; radiused corner; bitumenised slate roof; pointed arch window opening, 2-light casement with leaded lights. Further outshut to left of frontage, one storey and attic, half-hipped slate roof, broad 2-light window to first floor. Rubble forecourt wall, dressed stone capping with low wrought-iron railings, to left a pointed arch door opening, plank door; to right a pair of ashlar gate piers with moulded caps, paired wrought-iron gate.

Listing NGR: ST4629046293

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
436040
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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