Description

ILMINSTER

ST3614 MARKET PLACE
1939-1/7/74 The Market House
23/09/50

GV II

Market house. Rebuilt c1813. Ham Hill stone ashlar with Ham
Hill stone slates to lower 2 courses of hipped roof and slate,
probably Delabole, in diminishing courses to ridge; rolled
lead ridges. Square plan. Single storey; 3 open bays to each
side; a Tuscan-style pillar with circular stone seat around
the base, supports the centre of the roof. Bays are
articulated by engaged Tuscan-style columns. Each bay has a
depressed arch with keystone, resting on square Tuscan-style
engaged piers, the capitals forming imposts, the bases resting
on low wall between main columns. Central bays to east and
west are open entrances.

Listing NGR: ST3614414540

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503244

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)