Description

BRIDGWATER

ST2937SE CHANDOS STREET 736-1/10/31 (North side) 23/01/74 Nos.3-9 (Odd)

GV II*

Four houses. Early C18. Built for the Duke of Chandos as part of his Castle Street development along the line of the old castle wall. Flemish-bond old Bridgwater brick, double-pitch pantile roofs with brick stacks to right. Double-depth plans, each with one room to the front. 3 storeys; each house originally 2-window range, Nos 3, 5 and 7 are now one-window range with blocked windows above the doors to the left of each house. Second-floor windows at eaves level originally had 3/6-pane sashes, Nos 3 and 7 still retain them; other windows have segmental gauged brick arches to 6/6-pane sashes; those to No 9 in forward frames. Steps up to 6-panel doors under hoods, some mid C18, with various supports. INTERIORS not inspected but noted as having C18 doors, fireplaces and other original features including turned-baluster stairs. A rare example of a terrace row of artisan houses of this date. (VCH: Somerset: London: 1992-: 200).

Listing NGR: ST2992737240

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)