Nos 15 and 17 and Attached Rear Area Railings
NOS 15 AND 17 AND ATTACHED REAR AREA RAILINGS, 15 AND 17, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280165
- Date first listed:
- 16-Dec-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 15 and 17 and Attached Rear Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NOS 15 AND 17 AND ATTACHED REAR AREA RAILINGS, 15 AND 17, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280165
- Date first listed:
- 16-Dec-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 15 and 17 and Attached Rear Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NOS 15 AND 17 AND ATTACHED REAR AREA RAILINGS, 15 AND 17, 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:
- NOS 15 AND 17 AND ATTACHED REAR AREA RAILINGS, 15 AND 17, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bridgwater
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 29783 37025
Details
BRIDGWATER
ST2937SE HIGH STREET 736-1/10/98 (South side) 16/12/74 Nos.15 AND 17 and attached rear area railings (Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET (South side) Nos.13-21 (Odd))
GV II
Two shops with dwellings. Early C19. Flemish-bond brick, stone stepped voussoirs and cills, continuous pantile roof with brick stacks to gable ends. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys with basements; each shop 2-window range. 10/10-pane sash windows with small panes to the second floor; 6/6-pane sashes to the first floor of No.15 to left, and C20 fixed louvred windows to No.15. C20 shops below. To rear are wide bracketed eaves; No.15 is 2-window range with flat gauged brick arches; 8/12-pane sash windows to second floor; 12/12-pane sashes and a small late C19 window to right of first floor. No.17 is similar but wider, with a blind window to left of centre of second floor flanked by 8/12-pane sashes; 1/6-pane sash window below is flanked on the left by a 6/6-pane sash and on the right by a 12/12-pane sash. Adjacent wide elliptical cream brick gauged arches to ground floor are over the basement area; in the recesses are flat gauged brick arches, No.15 has C20 window and No.17 a 10/15-pane sash window; similar flat arches to former basement windows. The doors flanking these recesses have semicircular gauged cream brick arches and fanlights with Gothic glazing bars, No.15 has C20 door; No.17 has 6-panel door, the fanlight is partly painted over. To far left are 2 small C20 windows. INTERIORS not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: spearhead railings front the basement areas to rear of each building.
Listing NGR: ST2978137020
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 373915
- 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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