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Mountroy and Attached Forecourt Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Wells, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2124 / 51°12'44"N

Longitude: -2.6467 / 2°38'48"W

OS Eastings: 354922

OS Northings: 146107

OS Grid: ST549461

Mapcode National: GBR MN.3WT5

Mapcode Global: VH89S.2SMG

Plus Code: 9C3V6963+X8

Entry Name: Mountroy and Attached Forecourt Railings

Listing Date: 12 November 1953

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1383048

English Heritage Legacy ID: 483466

ID on this website: 101383048

Location: St Andrew, Somerset, BA5

County: Somerset

District: Mendip

Civil Parish: Wells

Built-Up Area: Wells

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description



WELLS

ST5446 NEW STREET
662-1/6/185 (West side)
12/11/53 No.19
Mountroy and attached forecourt
railings

GV II

Also known as: The Judge's Lodgings NEW STREET.
House. Late C18/early C19. Rendered over rubble with false
ashlar lining, stone dressings, Welsh slate double Mansard
roof between Dutch curve coped gables, ashlar chimney stacks.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attics, 5 bays, with flanking 2- and
3-bay extensions. Plinth, rusticated quoins, cornice, plain
parapet. Plain sash windows set in plain architraves, in
centre bay a C20 door in plain architrave, with
"anse-de-panier" stone hood on brackets. 4 flat roofed dormers
with 9-pane sash windows behind parapet. Left-hand extension
has no cornice or parapet, but coped gables to a double roof.
Right-hand extension has cornice, parapet and hipped roof at
right angles to remainder, the ground floor has a central
composite window of 3 plain sashes, the middle wider.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: in front is a basement area, with 5 steps
up and then a bridge over to the front door, flanked with
early C19 railings.
This property marks the northern limit of medieval development
in Wells.

Listing NGR: ST5492246107

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