Brent House
BRENT HOUSE, 14, KING STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298585
- Date first listed:
- 16-Dec-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Brent House
- Statutory Address:
- BRENT HOUSE, 14, KING STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298585
- Date first listed:
- 16-Dec-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Brent House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRENT HOUSE, 14, KING 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:
- BRENT HOUSE, 14, KING 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 29998 37020
Details
BRIDGWATER
ST2937SE KING STREET 736-1/10/129 (West side) 16/12/74 No.14 Brent House
GV II
House, now a doctors' surgery. Early/mid C19. Flemish-bond brick, stone cills and cill band to first floor, slate roof with brick stacks to right gable end and close to left gable end. Double-depth plan. 2 stories with basement; 5-window range. Flat gauged brick arches to windows, those to the first floor are 3/6-pane sashes (that to left of centre is blind); three 6/6-pane sashes to ground floor above 3 segmental brick arches and stone cills to semi-basement. Between the windows are 2 large semicircular door openings, double-stepped gauged brick with painted-over traceried fanlights; 2 fixed panels over double doors each of which has one raised-and-fielded panel to the top and 2 reeded panels below. To far left a slightly set-forward range level with the brick plinth, flat gauged brick arch to C20 door with sunk panel well above it. Rear: the first floor has five 3/6-pane sash windows; below outer 2 windows are single-storey flat-roofed gazebos with curved inner corners which have moulded architraves to hemispherical-topped niches facing the courtyard. Between them ground floor has 2 full-height 6/9-pane sash windows flanking a wide elliptical arch with painted-over traceried fanlight to C20 door. A trellised swept verandah roof with metal scalloped edge over frieze of ovals has fine paired cast-iron trellis supports with diamond patterns to the verticals and 3 wide elliptical arches with sun-ray pattern to the spandrels. INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: ST2999837020
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 373943
- 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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