The Cressy Including Front Garden Area Railings
THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS, THE SHAMBLES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264120
- Date first listed:
- 07-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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- Date:
- 2003-05-12
- Reference:
- IOE01/10739/15
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264120
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Cressy Including Front Garden Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CRESSY INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA RAILINGS, THE SHAMBLES
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:
- 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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428620
- 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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