THE SHERSTON INN

THE SHERSTON INN, 39, PRIORY ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1383071
Date first listed:: 13-Sep-1972
List Entry Name:: THE SHERSTON INN
Statutory Address:: THE SHERSTON INN, 39, PRIORY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1383071
Date first listed:: 13-Sep-1972
List Entry Name:: THE SHERSTON INN
Statutory Address 1:: THE SHERSTON INN, 39, PRIORY 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:: THE SHERSTON INN, 39, PRIORY ROAD

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 54578 45223

Details

WELLS

ST5545 PRIORY ROAD 662-1/5/207 (South side) 13/09/72 No.39 The Sherston Inn

GV II

Inn. Late C18/early C19. Local stone roughly squared and coursed, with ashlar dressings, hipped Welsh slate roof behind parapets, with double Roman clay tiles between coped gables to extension, ashlar and brick chimney stacks. PLAN: double-depth plan with open-well stair to rear left. To the left a later C19 gabled range and, across the rear, forming an L, and partly covering the main range is a steep-roofed gabled wing with end stacks, possibly of earlier date. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, north roadside elevation of 3 bays, of which bay 1 is a gable end of a later extension. Bay 1 has an angled bay window with flat roof to ground floor, with 8+12+8 pane sash units, above this a deep painted signboard extending well into gable, which is crowned with a chimney stack. Bays 2 and 3 have plinth, rusticated quoins, cornice and plain parapet, lower bay 3 has a 16-pane sash window in plain architrave, and upper bay 2 has a 12-pane sash window, with a painted blind window to match in upper bay 3. Entrance in bay 2 has a pair of 3-panelled doors with large 2-pane rectangular fanlight framed by Doric pilasters and pediment. West elevation, to later C19 extension on left, 3 bays to match, with 12- and 9-pane sash windows, and in centre bay a door with rectangular fanlight and flat hood, lean-to extensions on rear south side. East elevation of gable end and 3 bays, with a lean-to against the gable, 12-pane sash window to lower bay 1, no window bay 3, 4-pane sash windows to first floor, all set in brick surrounds, doorway with fanlight to bay 2, with small 2-pane casement window to right. INTERIOR: ground floor opened up to form restaurant area, mainly late C20 fittings, but principal space has 4 niched openings and moulded ceiling cornice. Fireplaces at each end covered over. Stick balustrade to staircase. Upper floor retains 6-panel moulded doors in fluted architraves with patera; room 6 has mid C19 fluted fire surround over an arched cast-iron grate, and room 8 has a smaller and more decorative version. Formerly The Railway Inn; the former rail track was taken out mid C20, and is now used for by-pass road.

Listing NGR: ST5457845223

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Legacy System number:: 483489
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.