30, 32 AND 34, HIGH STREET

WELLS

ST5445 HIGH STREET 662-1/7/104 (North side) 13/09/72 Nos.30, 32, AND 34

GV II

One shop, formerly two distinct buildings. C19 facades masking C18 and possible C15 work. Brickwork, with some stone dressings, all colourwashed, hipped double-Roman clay tiled roofs to each half, ridges at right angles to street. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, single bay west section set back slightly, and 2-bay east part. Later C20 shop front across whole of both portions, with recessed doorway towards left side, under deep fascia. Upper floors have, to west bay, an angled bay window with flat roof below plain parapet. The two east bays have sash windows in plain openings under gauged brick flat arches, under wide projection cornice and taller plain parapet. All windows have single vertical glazing bars to otherwise plain units. C19 and C20 extension to rear. INTERIOR: the ground floor totally remodelled in C20. West section has Regency pattern doors to first floor, with similar date staircase to second floor, where the doors are of C18 pattern, and although roof space not accessible, the feet of the trusses to the roof appear to incorporate windbracing. East section much modified, with C19 collar truss roof.

Listing NGR: ST5486745724