Municipal Building (West End) Municipal Buildings (East End) (Incorporating The Old Grammar School) is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1952. A C15 School.

Municipal Building (West End) Municipal Buildings (East End) (Incorporating The Old Grammar School)

WRENN ID
weathered-postern-laurel
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
4 June 1952
Type
School
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Municipal Buildings, which include the Old Grammar School, are a large structure divided into two main sections, situated on a terrace above the road. The east end of the building was originally a Grammar School constructed around 1480, likely refounded by Bishop Fox of Winchester in 1522, and later improved by Roger Hill, a merchant from Taunton who passed away in 1544. This section features rubble walls with ashlar dressings and has five-light mullioned and transomed windows, which are separated by buttresses and lack dripmoulds. There is a decayed heraldic device on the east wall. Inside, there is a hall with four bays that has been extensively restored but still retains its open timber roof. The Old Grammar School is a scheduled ancient monument.

In 1902, two-storey western extensions were added, maintaining a continuous slate roof. These extensions are designed in a similar Tudor style, featuring plain mullioned windows and gablets that rise into the roof. A picturesque square wooden bellcote adorns the building, and the windows are fitted with leaded lights. At the west end, a three-storey battlemented tower projects forward.

All the listed buildings in Bath Place and Corporation Street, with the exception of No 34 and the Dragon Book Shop and Wall, form a cohesive group.

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