1, Abbey Street And Attached Area Railings

CREWKERNE

ST4409 ABBEY STREET 876-1/7/1 (West side) 06/09/74 No.1 and attached area railings (Formerly Listed as: ABBEY STREET (South side) No.1) (Formerly Listed as: MARKET SQUARE Shop to north of King's Arms Public House)

GV II

Shop. Mid C19 with C17 or C18 rear wing. MATERIALS: limestone rubble with Ham Hill stone quoins and voussoirs to the front; slate roof, half-hipped to front-right, with one brick stack to centre of ridge of rear wing. PLAN: obtuse-angled L-shape plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 3-window range to the front; 2 storeys with attic in central gable of rear right wing, 4-window range. The Market Street facade, facing west, has late C19, 2/2 sashes to the first floor, and a mid C19 double shopfront, stepped forward, with 4 panes to each side under a simple fascia with a moulded cornice. The long right return, on Abbey Street, has 3 phases. The side of the C19 shop, which has a 2-light casement under the eaves of the half-hipped roof: a c1700 range, gabled to the street, with stone coping and a late C19 2/2 sash under a wooden lintel to each floor, and a smaller one in the apex. This range has a central ridge stack. The stepped-forward rear range, possibly older, is parallel to Abbey Street with a plain tile roof. All windows are C20, mostly casements under wooden lintels, those to the far right are horizontal, with 3-lights. INTERIOR not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the first 2 ranges of the right return, in Abbey Street, have a narrow area enclosed by a low Ham Hill stone plinth with spearhead railings and a gate to the rear.

Listing NGR: ST4410409854