12 and 13 High Street
12 and 13, High Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1320540
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1979
- List Entry Name:
- 12 and 13 High Street
- Statutory Address:
- 12 and 13, High Street
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1320540
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1979
- List Entry Name:
- 12 and 13 High Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 12 and 13, 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:
- 12 and 13, 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:
- Midsomer Norton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6640854183
Details
This list entry was subjected to a Minor Enhancement to update the text on the 22 September 2021
ST 6654
4/62
Midsomer Norton
HIGH STREET (north side)
Nos 12 and 13
GV
II
A pair of shops with accommodation above of late C18 date and raised by one storey in 1870.
MATERIALS: the buildings are constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. Both have a slate roof and there are three chimneys, one of which is brick and two of which are rendered.
EXTERIOR: of two storeys plus attic, No 12 is of two bays and No 13 is of three bays. The first floor has glazing bar sash windows in beaded surrounds. There are three half dormers to the part-attic storey with elaborate bracketed bargeboards and plate glass segmental-headed sash windows. On the ground floor there are two late C19 two-light shop windows. The ground floor window of No 12 has panelled sides. No 13 has a similar window with fascia brackets and a blind box as well as a three-light stone mullion window with plate glass sashes to the right of the modern door. There is an ashlar block over the door to No 13 which is now obscured and was possibly once a date stone.
The buildings are similar to 10 and 11 High Street (listed at Grade II).
Listing NGR: ST6640854183
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 31945
- 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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