11A, 11B AND 11C, ST THOMAS STREET
11A, 11B AND 11C, ST THOMAS STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383131
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-2000
- List Entry Name:
- 11A, 11B AND 11C, ST THOMAS STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 11A, 11B AND 11C, ST THOMAS STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383131
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-2000
- List Entry Name:
- 11A, 11B AND 11C, ST THOMAS STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 11A, 11B AND 11C, ST THOMAS 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:
- 11A, 11B AND 11C, ST THOMAS 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 55341 46060
Details
WELLS
ST5446 ST THOMAS STREET
662-1/6/272 (North side)
Nos.11A, 11B, 11C
GV II
House in row, now subdivided. Early C19, but on site of
property rebuilt in 1640 and incorporating parts of that
building. Rendered with false ashlar jointing, colourwashed,
rear mainly limewashed rubble, clay pantiles between coped
gabled, brick end and central chimney stacks.
PLAN: originally a 3-room cross-passage plan, all rooms
heated, inserted central stack; added outshut to swept-down
roof to No.11A, staircase rear left; No.11B has
through-passage shared with No.11A, which originally formed
one house with No.11B and was probably a hall and outer room
of a 3-unit plan house whose inner end has now been lost to
the garden of No.9. No.11C probably a C18 farm building,
converted into dwelling since.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 4 bays irregular fenestration. Sash
windows of 16 panes, these to lower bays 2 and 4 being larger,
with now windows lower bay 1, the window to bay 4 being
non-aligned. Entrance in bay 3 has pair 3-flush panel doors.
Plain west gable. Additional building attached to rear. Rear
passage door wide plank.
INTERIOR: partly inspected; ground floor to No.11A has wide
stone fireplace with rough basket arch lintel and wide
chamfer, and there are rough transverse C17 beams with
chamfer. The stone-paved cross passage has a C17 door and a
'hatch'. The early staircase is a tight wooden spiral. C20
roof. No.11B (VAG) has chamfered and stop-chamfered beams and
late C18 roof truss. No.11C (VAG) has C18 trusses with tenoned
in-line purlins and lapped collars.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the property has deeds dating back to 1321;
It was granted to St. John's Hospital, Bath, and not sold into
private occupation until 1885 (Scrase).
(Hale B: Vernacular Architecture Group Report: 1988-).
Listing NGR: ST5534146060
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483549
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hale, B, Vernacular Architecture Group Report in Vernacular Architecture Group Report, (1988)
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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