The Old Bakery, and Next House Or Houses to North
THE OLD BAKERY, AND NEXT HOUSE OR HOUSES TO NORTH, DOWNCLOSE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345952
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1961
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Bakery, and Next House Or Houses to North
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD BAKERY, AND NEXT HOUSE OR HOUSES TO NORTH, DOWNCLOSE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345952
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1961
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Bakery, and Next House Or Houses to North
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD BAKERY, AND NEXT HOUSE OR HOUSES TO NORTH, DOWNCLOSE LANE
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 OLD BAKERY, AND NEXT HOUSE OR HOUSES TO NORTH, DOWNCLOSE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- North Perrott
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4748509340
Details
ST40NE NORTH PERROTT CP DOWNCLOSE LANE (West side)
6/200 The Old Bakery, and next house or
houses to north
19.4.61
GV II
Row of cottages, formerly 3, now apparently 2. C18/early Cl9. Ham stone roughly cut and squared, ashlar dressings;
Welsh slate roofs between stepped coped gables; brick chimney stacks. Two storeys, 4 + 2 bays, of which the north end
bays are set higher. Bakery cottage of 4 bays, with straight joint between bays 3/4: 2-light horizontal-bar casement
windows to first floor bays 1, 2, 3 and ground floor bay 3; C20 small-pane casements to bay 4, the lower set into
blocking suggesting former shop window; to ground floor bay 1 a 3-light leaded casement with iron-framed opening light,
under segmental arched head. To ground floor bay 2 a boarded door in heavy frame, also in segmental archway; boarded
door in flat arch left of bay 4, and to right of bay 4 a 6-panel door in beaded stone surround with flat stone hood, up
3 steps. Bays 5 and 6 have 3-light casement windows with timber lintels, all rectangular leaded except upper bay 2,
which has small panes. Two storey timber bay window mentioned in former list description is now removed - it was
possibly in bay 4. Interiors not seen. Extending from right of stone surround to bay 4 doorway a wrought-iron railing
with spearpoint heads, set on stone curb, angled with house and with curved corner on south-east, enclosing a
trapezoidal plan garden, adding to setting of group. Attached to north end of group is No 51 Downclose Lane (qv).
Listing NGR: ST4748509340
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262436
- 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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