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8, the Square

A Grade II Listed Building in South Petherton, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.949 / 50°56'56"N

Longitude: -2.8096 / 2°48'34"W

OS Eastings: 343220

OS Northings: 116927

OS Grid: ST432169

Mapcode National: GBR MF.NJ0Q

Mapcode Global: FRA 560L.M79

Plus Code: 9C2VW5XR+H4

Entry Name: 8, the Square

Listing Date: 18 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1056958

English Heritage Legacy ID: 264256

ID on this website: 101056958

Location: South Petherton, Somerset, TA13

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: South Petherton

Built-Up Area: South Petherton

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Church of England Parish: South Petherton with the Seavingtons and the Lambrooks

Church of England Diocese: Bath and Wells

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Description


SOUTH PETHERTON CP THE SQUARE (North side)
ST4316
7/171 No 8
(Minus Ten)

GV II

House and shop in row. C17 or earlier, modified in C19. Ham stone ashlar; Welsh slate roof between high stepped coped
gables, possibly replacing thatch; brick end chimney stacks. Two storeys with attics, 3 bays. Eaves course, continued
as a cornice along north return; above, 3-light hollow-chamfer mullioned windows in wave-mould recesses with labels,
the heads of the horizontal-bar casement infills having 3-centre-arched heads with incised spandrils; below, a late C19
shopfront to bay 1 and most of bay 2, with a pair of 1+2+1-light angled bay windows set on stall-risers, the
lights having imposts and semi-circular arched heads; between these a recessed doorway with C20 door under plain
fanlight; above this shopfront a shallow- fascia with moulded top and lead flat roof; right of bay 2 a simple C19
opening with pair of C20 doors in recess, and to lower bay a 3-light shop window matching the angled bay windows, with
shallow fascia over: two roof lights, to bays 1 and 3. North return elevation has 12-pane sash in plain opening at
lower level. Interior not seen, but reported are indications of a former crosswing plan, with some chamfered beans,
having scroll stops; collar- and-tie roof trusses. Some of the building may have been timber framed formerly (VAG
Report, unpublished SRO, 1975).


Listing NGR: ST4321916929

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