27 And 29, Fore Street

BRIDGWATER

ST2937SE FORE STREET 736-1/10/70 (South side) 16/12/74 Nos.27 AND 29

GV II

Two shops. Early C19. Flemish bond brick, clay tile coping to party wall and rear gable, stone cornice and cills; pantile mansard roof hipped and curved to the right corner and hipped rear left wing; C20 coping and tiles to gabled rear right wing; rendered stack to party wall. Double-depth plan with 2 rear wings. 3 storeys with attics; each building is 3-window range. Flat gauged brick arches. 6/6-pane sash windows to second floor and full-height 9/9-pane sashes to first floor. No.29 to right has a curved bay to the corner, the parapet and cornice return to the right along George Street and right-hand windows are on curved bay; on first floor they have segmental iron balconettes with lead ornament on vertical rails. The cornice and parapet continue round right return which has 2 smaller blind windows to both upper floors. The rear right wing without a parapet is 3-window range. It has 8/8-pane sash windows to second-floor left and a 10/10-pane sash to right; 3 large 8/8-pane sashes at different levels to first floor. To far right is a lower one-window range of 3 storeys; 3/6-pane sash over one of 8/8-panes and C20 door and overlight. C20 shop-front. Tall C18 service block to rear of No.25 with lateral stack and hipped roof. INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: ST2992037042