The Baptist Church
THE BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1346160
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1980
- List Entry Name:
- The Baptist Church
- Statutory Address:
- THE BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1346160
- Date first listed:
- 03-Nov-1980
- List Entry Name:
- The Baptist Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTH 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:
- THE BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Yeovil
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 55590 15866
Details
ST5515NE YEOVIL CP SOUTH STREET (South side)
8/114 The Baptist Church
3.11.80
GV II
Church essentially of 1828/9 (on the site of a 1688 church), but refronted and extended in 1868. Ham stone ashlar main facade, with a roughcast return along Petters' Way; hipped Welsh slate roof. A 2-storey 3-bay facade in semi-classical style, with deep plinth incorporating door to lower ground floor on left-hand side: a flight of 12 steps with wing walls leads to a recessed porch with a 3-bay Doric portico in antis, with console keystones and alternate colours of stone; the centre shafts having Corinthian caps. Matching single windows to sides at both levels, with brackets to cills at ground floor level and recessed aprons to first floor. String course with shallow dentils lining through with porch, and full dentilled cornice with plain parapet over. The return along Petters' Way is of 3-bays, with quoins in the middle of the wall denoting the extent of the 1868 addition. The interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: ST5559015866
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 261452
- 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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