No 26 With Sheltered Seating Built Onto East Gable
NO 26 WITH SHELTERED SEATING BUILT ONTO EAST GABLE, 26, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345821
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- No 26 With Sheltered Seating Built Onto East Gable
- Statutory Address:
- NO 26 WITH SHELTERED SEATING BUILT ONTO EAST GABLE, 26, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345821
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- No 26 With Sheltered Seating Built Onto East Gable
- Statutory Address 1:
- NO 26 WITH SHELTERED SEATING BUILT ONTO EAST GABLE, 26, 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:
- NO 26 WITH SHELTERED SEATING BUILT ONTO EAST GABLE, 26, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- West Coker
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 51791 13526
Details
ST5113 WEST COKER CP HIGH STREET (North side)
9/297 No.26 with sheltered seating built onto East gable - GV II
Cottage. Early C19. Rendered and whitewashed; double Roman clay tile roof between coped gables. 2-storeys, 1-bay. Early C20 shop window inserted to ground floor, with late C20 glazed door with fanlight over to left; above small 3-light beaded and architraved mullioned window, with small casements inserted. On East gable the village shelter and seat: stone ashlar wing walls with oak corner posts, framework and flat shaped balustrading under cedar shingle hipped roof: erected 1939 to commemorate the life of Sir Matthew Nathan, the village historian, reputedly designed by Sir Herbert Baker. Both have group value contributing to the street scene in the centre of the village.
Listing NGR: ST5178813528
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 263855
- 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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