Nos 11, 13 And 15 And Attached Railings And Gateway

ILMINSTER

ST3614 EAST STREET 1939-1/7/34 (North side) 29/07/76 Nos.11, 13 AND 15 and attached railings and gateway (Formerly Listed as: EAST STREET Nos.11 AND 13 Teko House)

GV II

Three houses, now offices. Early C19. Ham Hill stone ashlar with continuous slate roof, stepped stone copings and brick stacks to gable ends and central party wall. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys. Designed as 2 symmetrical units with pilasters to sides and centre; each is 3-window range. Stone lintels over all openings. The offices to the left were 2 dwellings with central paired doors, each with 2 vertical panels, having overlights with reeded lower rails; unit to the right was one dwelling, now has C20 shop front inserted to the right and includes the original central door with enlarged overlight. All other windows are 8/8-pane sashes. INTERIOR not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: iron spearheaded railings on low wall to front. The piers of substantial tall cast-iron double gates are attached to the left (south-west) corner; the piers are cast-iron trellisses, approx 4m high and have "I SMITH BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS 1849" cast into the left-hand pier. They are set facing each other against the walls of a carriageway; the bases have large florettes set in open squares, with a semicircular motif to the main shaft, and a cornice, crowned by a C19 palmette-style finial. An overthrow of twisted square section has an empty square lamp-frame to the centre, and scrolls to the centre and sides.

Listing NGR: ST3619414554