Somerset House
SOMERSET HOUSE, 1, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394062
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Somerset House
- Statutory Address:
- SOMERSET HOUSE, 1, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394062
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Somerset House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOMERSET HOUSE, 1, CHURCH 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:
- SOMERSET HOUSE, 1, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 75829 63998
Details
CHURCH STREET Widcombe (West side) No.1 Somerset House (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH STREET, Widcombe (West side) No.1 (Somerset House). No.2) 11/08/72
GV II
House, one of unequal pair (No.2, qv). Early C19. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate roof. PLAN: Broad frontage house, centre bay slightly stepped forward. EXTERIOR: Three storeys and lower ground floor, exposed as full four storeys to rear because of slope in site. Front has two+one+two windows, all twelve-pane sashes to square sills, and with floating cornices to first floor. Door with moulded circular top panel has decorative transom light in projecting portico with Tuscan columns carrying full entablature and blocking, with responds, and outer pilasters. To left of porch basement grille, and to right simple spear head railings and gate to set of steps in area. Portico architrave continued as platband, and moulded cornice with blocking course and parapet. Paired end stacks, and further stack to left of door bay, two bays to left under independent hipped roof. Right return has continuous parapet with two ashlar stacks, and twelve-pane sash at first floor to rear. Rear has four+three twelve-pane sashes to upper two floors, six plain sashes and central inserted oculus at ground floor, and twelve-pane sashes with glazed door under slab hood to lower ground level. INTERIOR: Not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Across full width of front are spiked railings, swept up at ends, on low stone wall with weathered flush coping. To centre are paired square ashlar piers with low pyramidal cappings, and cast iron gates with concave top rail, and with dog-bars, giving to flight of six steps down, flanked by stone strings and simple handrails to wreathed ends. Each end coped wall, swept steeply up to piers, runs back to main frontage, including plank gate at north end, to right of railed section stretch of plain wall with steep pitched ashlar coping, extending approx 18m. A powerfully austere tripartite front, with an unusually treated porch: this shows the influence of the Greek Revival, and may be linked with the work of the young H.E. Goodridge. This served as the Widcombe vicarage. Listing NGR: ST7582963998
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 509452
- 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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