Description

MINEHEAD

SS9646 THE PARADE
900-1/3/89 (North side)
Minehead Hospital

GV II

Public hall, later a first World War hospital. 1888-9 by Piers
St Aubyn. Snecked rubblestone with ashlar dressings, crested
slate roof with stone stacks to gable ends and flanking the
central gable. Rectangular plan. Gothic Revival style.
2 storeys with attics; symmetrical 6-window range. The 2
central ranges are stepped slightly forward under a high gable
with moulded coping and a shield to the apex; a string course
steps down at the sides and spans the building below a
parapet. The central pointed-arched doorway is flanked by
fan-vaulted supports to a canted balcony with pointed-arched
panelling. Gauged stone pointed arches and hoodmoulds to two
2-light Decorated-style windows with transoms opening onto the
balcony. 3-light flat-arched windows with reticulated tracery
to the sides have transoms; above them are substantial
original hipped dormers with C20 windows. The right return has
2 large Decorated-style pointed-arched windows.
INTERIOR: the reception hall is altered.
HISTORY: the Public Hall, the property of a company, was
erected in 1888-9 at a cost of about »4,000. The large hall
was used for concerts, dramatic performances etc, and sat 550
persons.
A visually prominent building by a notable local architect.
Included for group value.
(Kelly's Directory: London: 1908-: 339).

Listing NGR: SS9696146298

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503077

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy