Acacia House the Firs
ACACIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313003
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Acacia House the Firs
- Statutory Address:
- ACACIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313003
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Acacia House the Firs
- Statutory Address 1:
- ACACIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE FIRS, 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:
- ACACIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- THE FIRS, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chew Magna
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 57475 63109
Details
ST 56 SE CHEW MAGNA C.P. HIGH STREET (south side)
3/47 Acacia House and The Firs 21.9.60 (formerly listed as Acacia House)
II
House, now 2 houses. Mid C18 with some later alterations. Coursed sandstone freestone with limestone dressings, slate roofs with raised coped verges and stone gable stacks. 2 storeys and 5 windows, centre 3 bays slightly broken forward, all windows sashes with replacement glazing bars in raised moulded architraves with keystones, central panelled and glazed door in moulded architrave with heavy triple keystone and pediment on consoles; plinth, band course, cornice, parapet and coping, pediment over central 3 bays with blind lunette in tympanum. To left, a single storey wing with round-headed sash with Gothic intersecting glazing bars set in round-headed recess, band course running frum imposts of recess, coping to parapet; to right and slightly set back, 2-storey wing, probably later but in conforming style, with band course continued, one sash at ground floor and 2 at first floor, coping; similar single storey wing to right with round-headed C20 panelled and glazed door in recess. Interior: not inspected.
Listing NGR: ST5747563109
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 32941
- 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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