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Chard Museum

A Grade II Listed Building in Chard, Somerset

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Latitude: 50.8726 / 50°52'21"N

Longitude: -2.9692 / 2°58'9"W

OS Eastings: 331899

OS Northings: 108566

OS Grid: ST318085

Mapcode National: GBR M6.TCLC

Mapcode Global: FRA 46NS.R1S

Plus Code: 9C2VV2FJ+28

Entry Name: Chard Museum

Listing Date: 24 March 1950

Last Amended: 13 December 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1297119

English Heritage Legacy ID: 374127

Also known as: Chard & District Museum
Chard and District Museum

ID on this website: 101297119

Location: Chard, Somerset, TA20

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Chard Town

Built-Up Area: Chard

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Church of England Parish: Chard St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Bath and Wells

Tagged with: Local museum Museum building Thatched building Local authority museum

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CHARD

ST3108 HIGH STREET
756-1/3/99 (North side)
24/03/50 Nos.24, 26, 32 AND 34
Chard Museum
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGH STREET
(North side)
Nos.24, 26, 32, AND 34
Godworthy House)

GV II

Row of 4 dwellings, now museum. Late C16 with early C19 and
C20 alterations. Squared and coursed flint with stone quoins
and some dressings. Continuous thatched roof, brick stacks.
4-unit plan. 2 storeys; 7-window range. Projecting plinth.
Five doors (once each to individual cottages): Nos 32 and 34,
to the left, have 2 adjacent mid C20 planked doors flanked by
label moulds over 3-light cavetto-moulded stone mullioned
windows and C20 leaded lights; similar windows with 5 lights
above. Nos 26 and 24 are each single-window range: early C19
eight/eight-pane sashes set in moulded wood architraves at
first-floor level. No.26 has C20 six-panel door under wooden
lintel and C20 bow window to right. No.24 has C20 six-panel
door under brick lintel, 6/6-pane sash window set in moulded
wood architrave to right. INTERIOR: remodelled c1970 when
floors were removed and it was reroofed to house part of the
museum.


Listing NGR: ST3189908566

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