38 40, MARKET PLACE

WARMINSTER MARKET PLACE 1. 5411 (South Side) Nos 38 and 40 (Formerly listed as No 14 end No 14A) ST 8745 SE 7/6 28.4.52.

II* GV

1. Late C18/early C19. 3 storeys. Bath stone ashlar with rusticated ground floor treatment and full height angle pilasters. Projecting plinth and plain strings at each floor. Triglyph frieze, moulded bracketted cornice and plain parapet. Entablature broken forward over pilasters and central bay which has slight projections. 3 ranges of windows to upper floors, glazing bar sashes. On ground floor, modern bowed glazing bar window replaces door in deep splayed recess with keystones. Modern shop front with glazing bars and fluted pilasters to left. Excellent mid-Victorian polychrome shop front to right; recessed splayed centre flanked by colonnettes with floral caps, plate glass windows with cast-iron fretwork in upper corners, panelled outer pilasters to fascia which has scrolled brackets and modillion cornice. 2 storey lean-to extension to left of one bay with modern 6 panel door in architrave surround and arched fanlight and one window above (later addition, see brick side wall). 3 wide bays at rear. Coursed and squared rubble; low single storey extension links with mid C19 2 storey 5 bay stable building, built of coursed and squared rubble with brick quoins and dressings and, to left, lacing courses; old tile hipped roof.

Listing NGR: ST8752345040