Church Lodge With Railings to East and Gateway to North East

CHURCH LODGE WITH RAILINGS TO EAST AND GATEWAY TO NORTH EAST, CHURCH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1357469
Date first listed:
19-Apr-1961
List Entry Name:
Church Lodge With Railings to East and Gateway to North East
Statutory Address:
CHURCH LODGE WITH RAILINGS TO EAST AND GATEWAY TO NORTH EAST, CHURCH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1357469
Date first listed:
19-Apr-1961
List Entry Name:
Church Lodge With Railings to East and Gateway to North East
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH LODGE WITH RAILINGS TO EAST AND GATEWAY TO NORTH EAST, CHURCH STREET

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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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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH LODGE WITH RAILINGS TO EAST AND GATEWAY TO NORTH EAST, CHURCH STREET

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

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Martock
National Grid Reference:
ST 46171 19176

Details

Church Lodge etc, Church Street. 12/204 9/204

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Church Lodge etc, Church Street. 12/204 9/204

------------------------------------ ST4619 MARTOCK CP CHURCH STREET (West side)

12/204 Church Lodge, with railings to east and gateway to north-east 19.4.61

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Semi-detached house. C18 and later, earlier origins. Ham stone ashlar; hipped Welsh slate roof; stone chimney stacks. 'L'-plan; 2 storeys, 3 bays. Plinth, end pilasters, band and eaves course; sash windows set in architraves, 12-pane below and 9-pane above. Entrance to rear, in north wall of rear wing, which may have C16/C17 origins; this is of 2 bays, with stone slate base courses to roof; to bay 2 a 4-light leaded mullioned window with beaded surrounds above and a composite sash window below; lower bay 1 has a semi-circular arched doorway with boarded door under cast iron fanlight. Interior of several periods, including mid C18 white and coloured marble fireplaces with wood overmantels throws; north-east room mostly c1800 in character, with fine ceiling frieze; in central lobby a recess with shaped shelves and triple keystoned architrave, possibly from elsewhere, now blocking former doorway into Church Lodge Cottage (q.v). Enclosing a small garden to the east are spearpoint rails set on low stone wall, with matching gate at north-east corner, then short wing walls to side of house with bell- hip caps set on blocks at ends, with good pair of C19 Regency pattern gates having ornamented middle rail, sweeps to tops and spearpoint rails, adding to the setting of the house.

Listing NGR: ST4617119176

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
422623
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.

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