Prudential Assurance
PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344733
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Prudential Assurance
- Statutory Address:
- PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE, FORE STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344733
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Prudential Assurance
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE, FORE 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:
- PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Taunton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 22671 24478
Details
FORE STREET 1. 5365 (West Side) No 21 (Prudential ST 2224 SE 11/254 Assurance)
II GV
2. Occupying a prominent corner site, picturesque turret at junction with Corporation Street. Late C19/early C20. 2 storey building in Baroque style. Colourwashed. Heavily moulded cornice with brackets and balustraded parapets to left and right elevations. Quoin pilasters with cartouches at eaves. Band over ground floor. Bay window at angle across corner is surmounted by an octagonal open turret with cornice and curved pyramidal roof. Openwork wrought-iron finial and weather-vane. Round headed arches with keystones. Floriated frieze at cornice level and large 3-light oriel at 1st floor level. 2 windows to left, and 2 plus 1 to right. All windows with architrave surrounds, pulvinated friezes and pediments to left and right. Sashes with some glazing bars. Ground floor has one large window with voluted keystone to left and right. Bull's eye window with swag further right. Entrance under angled oriel with shouldered architrave surround. Clock flanked by cartouches over door. Double wooden doors.
No 1A Billet Street, No 66 The County Hotel, the Brendon Bar and No "8¨ East Street, form an important group with the listed buildings in Cheapside, Fore Street and the Parade.
Listing NGR: ST2267124478
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 269735
- 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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