Corner House, Shop, Front Garden Area Railings And Pump At Rear

The following buildings shall be added:-

ST 42 NW SHEPTON BEAUCHAMP THE SHAMBLES

6/196 Corner House, Shop, Front Garden Area Railings and Pump at rear -

GV II

House with shop premises. Circa C17, remodelled in circa early and mid c19. Coursed stone rubble, rendered at rear, first floor of right side red brick in Flemish bond with fragments of timber frame. Steeply pitched slate roof with gabled ends and hipped corner. Rear gable end and corner sticks with short red brick shafts. Plan: L-shaped on plan. A circa early C19 remodelling of an earlier house, the remains of which survive fragmentally in the right hand half and extend into a rear right hand wing. It is now divided into 2 tenements, the ground floor of the left part a shop with a kitchen and lavatory to rear left extending into the ground floor accommodation of The Cressy qv adjoining left; to the right another shop with a kitchen with loft above in the rear wing behind and a cross-passage between the outbuilding with a loft and a cartway under. Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 2-window front with C19 2-light casements on first floor with glazing bars. On ground floor 2 canted bay shop windows under a slated pentice roof extending over panelled central door; the right has original C19 shop window with glazing bars, the left hand bay is a late C20 plastic replacement. Right hand side elevation has red brick first floor wall, 2 C19 3-light casements, one with leaded panes, plank left door to right and central C19 studded plank door at centre; above the door rendered fragments of timber framing. To the right lower outbuilding with cart entrance to right with plank doors. At rear circa early C19 2 and 3-light casements with horizontal glazing bars. Including lead pump at rear, dated 1860 with initials GMD in wooden housing and with stone trough. Including C19 front garden area railings; wrought iron with arrow head shafts on dressed stone plinth with curved right hand corner and small monolithic stone gate-piers with ogee caps and similar wrought-iron gate with curved brace. Interior: Simple C19 joinery and some light scantling ceiling beams. Roof structure entirely replaced except for remains of truss in gable end of rear wing, later infilled with brick; tie-beam, collar and principal truncated just above collar and with some studs remaining.

Listing NGR: ST4023117212