THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS

THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS, THE SHAMBLES

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1264120
Date first listed:: 06-Aug-1989
List Entry Name:: THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS, THE SHAMBLES

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1264120
Date first listed:: 06-Aug-1989
List Entry Name:: THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS, THE SHAMBLES

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS, 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:: ST4023717202

Details

ST 41 NW SHEPTON BEAUCHAMP THE SHAMBLES

6/195 The Cressy including front garden area railings -

GV II

House. Circa early C19. Coursed stone brick. Slate roof with stone coped gable ends. Gable end stacks with short red brick shafts. Plan: Double depth rectangular plan with 2 principal front rooms with entrance passageway between with front and back doorways; the smaller left hand front room has a large kitchen behind it and the deeper right hand room has a straight staircase rising from the back of the room and the space to the right of the staircase is occupied by Corner House (qv) adjoining right. Exterior: 2 storeys. North, symmetrical 2-window front. C19 2-light casements with glazing bars, the ground floor left is slightly larger and ground floor right a small canted bay window with a hipped slate roof and C20 plaster window frame. Central doorway with circa late C19 glazed and panelled door. Rear elevation has C20 windows, plank doors and late C19 and C20 porches. Including C19 front garden area railings, wrought iron with arrow heads to shafts, on dressed stone plinth and small monolithic stone gate-piers with ogee caps and similar wrought iron gate with curved base. Interior: C19 joinery including panelled and plank doors, straight staircase with simple stick balustrade, and fireplace on first floor with moulded shelf and Victorian irongrate. Roof space not accessible.

Listing NGR: ST4023717202

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Legacy System number:: 428620
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.