Description

1.
5365
ST 2224 SE
11/15
4.6.52

MARY STREET
(South Side)
Unitarian Chapel

II*
GV

2.
Built 1721. Frontage altered with C19 stucco decoration. 2 storeys, heavy moulded
cornices. Both storeys divided by Corinthian pilasters (in pairs to centre).
Hipped old tile roof. 5 windows (end windows blocked on upper floor). Architrave
surrounds with imposts and bases. Central doorcase with Corinthian pilasters support
triangular pediment. Double 3-panel doors, Doorway flanked by wrought-iron lamps
with scrolled standards. Very good early C18 interior with square Corinthian columns,
the full height of the building, Oak galleries and carved pulpit. Brass chandeliers.

Mary Street House, the Lawn, Unitarian Chapel and the School, Mary Street, form a
group with all the listed buildings in Mount Street and Vivary Park. Wilton House
in Hammets Walk, and Nos 1 to 14 (consec) Upper High Street.

Listing NGR: ST2277524224

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Taunton Unitarian Chapel at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17555243

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)