80, High Street

WELLS

ST5445 HIGH STREET 662-1/7/141 (North side) No.80

GV II

House with shop. C18/early C19. Brick with stone dressings, all colourwashed, hipped Welsh slate roof, brick chimney stacks. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attic, 2 bays. Late C19 shop window to ground floor, with central recessed doorway with fanlight, thin mullions, rounded top corners; deep fascia with moulded cornice. The shop front is returned to the left in 2 panes in the same detail, and continues is same detail to No.78 (qv) adjoining, right. At first floor are two 12-pane sash windows in plain surrounds, with gauged brick flat arched heads and slim keystone; 12-pane sash on return over shop window. No.windows to attic. At each end are bold alternating rusticated quoins, with a rough coved cornice, and blocking course. INTERIOR: the ground floor modified, but late C18 staircase with hardwood handrail, turned newels and stick balusters survives from ground floor to attic, some partitions and doorcases survive at both levels. Later extension to rear. Building has suffered slight settlement-shop front leans one way and upper building the other.

Listing NGR: ST5473445646