44, HIGH STREET
44, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382982
- Date first listed:
- 12-Nov-1953
- List Entry Name:
- 44, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 44, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382982
- Date first listed:
- 12-Nov-1953
- List Entry Name:
- 44, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 44, HIGH 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:
- 44, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wells
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 54852 45678
Details
WELLS
ST5445 HIGH STREET
662-1/7/116 (North side)
12/11/53 No.44
GV II
House with shop, now offices with shop. Late C18 or early C19.
Brick with stone dressings, colourwashed, double roof of clay
pantiles between coped gables, brick chimney stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 3 bays. C20 shop fronts across whole of
ground floor, with office doorway to left and shop doorways
recessed together in middle. First floor has in outer bays
paired 12-pane sashes with central single 12-pane with added
semicircular head, similar pairs and single 9-pane sash
windows to second floor, the central single-light having a
segmental arched head, and the remainder flat gauged brick
arches, both central windows glazed but 'blind'. Plain parapet
has small moulded cornice and simple coping.
INTERIOR: ground floor much remodelled, but first floor has
the exposed framework of part of a stud partition, some early
C19 doors and doorcases, panelled reveals to some windows,
early C19 staircase from first to second floors; half-round
arched cupboard in east party wall, first floor.
Listing NGR: ST5485245678
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483385
- 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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