Summary
House; late C18 or early C19. It was sub-divided by 1962 and reverted to a single dwelling in 1992. Late-C20 and early-C21 alterations.
Reasons for Designation
27 Church Street in Bridport is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:Architectural interest:
History
The later C18 and C19 was a period of prosperity for Bridport, partly due to a growth in trade with Newfoundland and a switch from manufacturing ropes to nets (Bridport Historic Towns, 2008). It was also a period when parts of the town’s historic core were rebuilt, with new houses built within existing property boundaries or by amalgamating plots. Church Street is located in an area of the town that may have medieval origins. It is shown on the Tithe Map from 1845 but no properties apart from 14 Church Street are depicted, though this may be because none of the buildings were subject to tithes rather than them not being present by this time. Historic Ordnance Survey maps from 1890 to 1929 show a single dwelling on the plot occupied by 27 Church Street, at the junction between this road and Folly Mill Lane, but by 1962 (Epoch 5a Ordnance Survey) it had become two separate houses: 27 Church Street and 14 Folly Mill Lane. In 1975 the two houses were each listed at Grade II, and in 1992 listed building consent was granted for them to be converted back into a single dwelling. External and internal alterations were carried out as part of the conversion.
Details
House; late C18 or early C19. It was sub-divided by 1962 and reverted to a single dwelling in 1992. Late-C20 and early-C21 alterations.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
104490
Legacy System:
LBS
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