The Stores and The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to the Corner House
The Stores and The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to the Corner House, The Square
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344884
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- The Stores and The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to the Corner House
- Statutory Address:
- The Stores and The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to the Corner House, The Square
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344884
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- The Stores and The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to the Corner House
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Stores and The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to the Corner House, The Square
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:
- The Stores and The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to the Corner House, The Square
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Axbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 43078 54561
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26 September 2022 to amend the name and address, correct typo in description and reformat the text to current standards
ST4354
12/51
AXBRIDGE
THE SQUARE (North side)
The Stores and The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to the Corner House
9.2.61
GV
II
Shop and Inn, forming a single architectural composition. Early C19, later alterations, on a medieval site. Rendered and scribed as ashlar, wide eaves, hipped pantile roof, two brick stacks. Three storeys, 1:3:2 bays, windows in side units on a slightly lower level than those in the centre, sash windows with glazing bars, those to left bay of 16-panes; those to centre bays of 9 and 12-panes with marginal glazing; C20 two-light transomed casements to right two bays; stepped voussoirs to all openings; two further 16-pane sash windows directly under the eaves of The Stores, probably forming a fourth floor; two late C19 "bar" windows to the ground floor of The Lamb.
Late C19 shop-front to The Stores, glazed door; entrance to the Inn through a broad segmental archway in a plain stone surround, double plank doors, each with a glazed panel. Six-panelled door to left of frontage forming an entrance to the Corner House, fanlight with radiating glazing bars. In the centre of the Inn frontage at pavement level is a keyed segmental headed opening covering a spring of water; decorative wrought iron bracket at right angles to first floor with C20 wooden signboard. Part of building originally housed the Guild Hall and a medieval wall painting survives on the first floor of The Stores.
Listing NGR: ST4310354584
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 268704
- 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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