1, Love Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. Shop, house.

1, Love Lane

WRENN ID
blind-banister-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1976
Type
Shop, house
Address
1, Love Lane, Ilminster
OS grid reference
ST 363 145
Coordinates
50.92702, -2.90681
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 1 Love Lane is a corner shop and house located in Ilminster, dating from around 1800. The building features incised stucco with a slate roof that is hipped at the corner, brick stacks on the gable ends, and stepped stone copings on the right (south) gable. It has a double-depth plan with a 20th-century rear extension to the south. The building is two storeys high.

The north front, which faces East Street, has a one-window range. The first-floor window includes fixed lights flanking a narrow sash, all with small panes, which is typical of the windows found on East Street. The ground floor features a shop window with four fixed lights, topped by a plain fascia that also serves as a lintel.

The west front, facing Love Lane, has a two-window range. The ground floor on the right has 8/8-pane sashes, while the first-floor left has a fixed four-pane window below what appears to be a former doorway, possibly an old entrance to the shop. The current door, located centrally to the right, is a six-panel door with glazing at the top. The first-floor right features a three-light casement, and the rear extension includes a three-light casement in the centre. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

1, Love Lane receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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