74 AND 76, PRESTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1346136
Date first listed:: 17-Oct-1983
List Entry Name:: 74 AND 76, PRESTON ROAD
Statutory Address:: 74 AND 76, PRESTON ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1346136
Date first listed:: 17-Oct-1983
List Entry Name:: 74 AND 76, PRESTON ROAD
Statutory Address 1:: 74 AND 76, PRESTON ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 74 AND 76, PRESTON ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Yeovil
National Grid Reference:: ST5438216443

Details

ST51NW 1/72

YEOVIL CP PRESTON ROAD (North side)

Nos 74 & 76

- II

Cottages, semi-detached c1850. 2-storeys and attic, local Stone cut and squared with plain ashlar quoins and dressings, plain clay tiles to roof, with ornamental bands of fish-scale tiles; central and end plain brick chimney stacks. Each house of 2-bays, the outer bays projecting slightly. No 74 has french doors set in arched head (with main entrance to rear); No 76 has projecting wood porch of later date; both doorways with small windows either side: simple chamfer-mullioned 3-light windows (with no hood mouldings) to ground floor: outer first floor windows 3-light (the centre light taller), the inner most of 2-lights: small gable windows to attics. Small gables to inner windows, full gables to outer bays, all with ornamental bargeboards (the larger gable to No 76 has altered pattern). West side extension to No 76 in ashlar stonework with projecting 2-storeys angled bay with sliding sash windows and matching decorated gable. Interiors not seen. Outbuildings to both properties not of interest.

Listing NGR: ST5438216443

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Legacy System number:: 261410
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.