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Fern Cottage (Number 7) and Attached Front Garden Wall

A Grade II Listed Building in Minehead, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2091 / 51°12'32"N

Longitude: -3.48 / 3°28'48"W

OS Eastings: 296709

OS Northings: 146585

OS Grid: SS967465

Mapcode National: GBR LJ.4260

Mapcode Global: VH5JY.MVLZ

Plus Code: 9C3R6G59+JX

Entry Name: Fern Cottage (Number 7) and Attached Front Garden Wall

Listing Date: 4 July 1952

Last Amended: 30 September 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1279954

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391159

ID on this website: 101279954

Location: Higher Town, Somerset, TA24

County: Somerset

District: Somerset West and Taunton

Civil Parish: Minehead

Built-Up Area: Minehead

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description



MINEHEAD

SS9646 CHURCH STREET
900-1/3/25 (West side)
04/07/52 Nos.7 AND 9
Fern Cottage (No.7) and attached
front garden walls
(Formerly Listed as:
CHURCH STREET, Minehead
(West side)
Nos.7 AND 9)

GV II

2 houses. C18 No.7 and C17 or earlier No.9, heightened and
altered C19. Painted C20 roughcast over rubblestone.
No.7, to the left, has exposed rafter ends to plain tile roof
with brick stacks to the front left of the ridge and to the
rear. 3-unit plan with rear additions; through-passage to left
of front lateral stack with hall bay adjoining to right.
2 storeys; 4-window range. C20 two-light casement windows. The
C18 door to the left of centre has 6 raised and fielded panels
under shaped C18 brackets supporting a C20 lean-to tiled
porch.
No.9 has exposed rafter ends to a C19 crested slate roof with
lateral stack to centre front and rear left. 2-unit plan with
rear additions.
2 storeys; 3-window range. C19 two- and three-light casement
windows, those to the ground floor under segmental arches. The
projecting lateral stack has a fire window to the left return,
an inserted window to each floor to the right, and similar to
the far right. To the left of the stack is a C19 six-panelled
door glazed to the top with C19 brackets to a lean-to porch.
INTERIORS not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the small front gardens are enclosed with
painted rubblestone walls approx 1m high which sweep up to
meet the houses.


Listing NGR: SS9670946585

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