The Market Hall
THE MARKET HALL, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1346033
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- List Entry Name:
- The Market Hall
- Statutory Address:
- THE MARKET HALL, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1346033
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Market Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MARKET HALL, MARKET PLACE
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 MARKET HALL, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Somerton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 49054 28525
Details
ST49NW SOMERTON CP MARKET PLACE
9/160 The Market Hall (formerly listed as the Town Hall) 17.4.59
GV II
Market and Town Hall. C17 origins. Local lias stone cut and roughly squared, Ham stone dressings; clay pantiled roof between stepped coped gables with ball finials, ornamental clay tile ridge. Two storeys, 5 bays; south elevation has offset buttresses up to between-floors string course, which is interrupted by arches and labels to openings; cambered arched doorway recess bay 1; 4 light chamfered mullioned window with flat head bay 2; semi circular arched doorways bays 4 and 5; matching mullioned windows with labels to upper bays 1,2,4 and 5. east end has tall 5 light mullioned and transomed window with semi-circular head; small added porch with coped gable and cambered arched doorway at west end with smaller 5 light window above, having 4 centre arched head. north side has taller buttresses, and to bays 1 and 2 full height 5 light flat arched mullioned and transomed windows; bay 3 a slightly projecting chimney stack with offsets, with 2-light window, lower right and similar window lower bay 4; upper bay 4 has 5 light window all on this side without labels: bay 5 a cambered arched doorway up 3 steps. In north west corner against porch a cast iron pump and stone bowl. Interior not seen: building undergoing substantial patching externally and interior remodelling (June 1984). The former Shambles House of at least 1688, repaired 1799. By 1841 focus of the meat market, but also used by local magistrates until 1870- the west porch is a former lock-up. Owned by Lord Ilchester, it was sold to the town in 1913. Included for historical interest and importance in street scene. (VCH, Volume III, 1974).
Listing NGR: ST4906228526
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262966
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1974)
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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