Walcot Church Hall (Antique Markets)
WALCOT CHURCH HALL (ANTIQUE MARKETS), GUINEA LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396138
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Walcot Church Hall (Antique Markets)
- Statutory Address:
- WALCOT CHURCH HALL (ANTIQUE MARKETS), GUINEA LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396138
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Walcot Church Hall (Antique Markets)
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALCOT CHURCH HALL (ANTIQUE MARKETS), GUINEA LANE
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:
- WALCOT CHURCH HALL (ANTIQUE MARKETS), GUINEA LANE
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 75027 65468
Details
GUINEA LANE 656-1/0/0 (South side) Walcot Church Hall (Antique Markets) 05/08/75
GV II
Church school, later an antiques market, recently (2002) converted to flats. Dated 1840 with C20 additions. By James Wilson. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate roof, hipped to main block with two large hip-roofed glazed lights to ridge. PLAN: Irregular triangular plan. EXTERIOR: Three storeys including plinth of varying height according to slope. Features repeated on most facets of complex plan. Encircling building are cornice and blocking course supported by tall paired consoles above clasping pilasters to quoins, consoles rise from impost cornice to moulded arcades of two storey recesses with windows to both floors. Semicircular arched three/three-pane sashes with margin panes to first floor, cornices on consoles over flat-arched four/four-pane sashes with margin panes to high ground floor, all with horizontal glazing bars. Plinth has simple cornice and stepped frieze. Principal north west facade seven-window range. End bays step forward as towers with rusticated quoins and parapets of pierced vertical panels. Set back windows in plinth are blocked, that to inside-left has C20 double doors, that to inside-right has plaque stating purpose and date of building. Extending from each end walls curve forward slightly forward for approx 3m and terminate with piers. Wall to right fronts flight of steps up C20 door with radial glazing bars to fanlight and hood on brackets on south-west side of right hand tower. Similar windows above and to returns. Projecting canted block to right of tower, facing south, has two recesses with windows to each side and one to front, all with clasping pilasters etc. to quoins. Above front pediment and dentil cornice over raised recessed panel inscribed `WALCOT SCHOOLS'. To centre of tall plinth blocked segmental arched doorway with hood on consoles below large eight-pane overlight, to each return are two tall six/six-pane sash windows. Short block projects from rear right of canted block with three storeys above plinth (covered by later addition), all with arcade of three semicircular arched windows with large keystones. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: A prominent building, cleverly planned on an awkward sloping apex site, which formed another philanthropic institution in this area. A stone plaque located close to the entrance off The vineyards spells out the circumstances of the building's genesis.
Listing NGR: ST7502765468
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511549
- 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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