2, Broad Street

WELLS

ST5445 BROAD STREET 662-1/7/10 (West side) 13/09/72 No.2 (Formerly Listed as: BROAD STREET (West side) Nos.2-12 (Even))

GV II

House in row, with shop. Mid C19, modified. An irregular rhomboid plan, resulting from insertion of buildings with the street widening of the C19. Rendered and colourwashed, Welsh slate roof. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 2-bays. C20 shop front to ground floor with central recessed doorway, late C20 casement windows to upper floors. Enamelled sign reads "Broad Street" in frame to right at first floor level. INTERIOR: not inspected. Part of the development which took place after Broad Street (formerly Wette or Water Lane) was widened between 1835 and 1849. Included for group value. (Bentley JB and Murless BJ: Somerset Roads: Phase 2, Eastern Somerset: Taunton: 1987-).

Listing NGR: ST5480345633