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Police Station Public Library

A Grade II Listed Building in Williton, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1603 / 51°9'37"N

Longitude: -3.3227 / 3°19'21"W

OS Eastings: 307600

OS Northings: 140946

OS Grid: ST076409

Mapcode National: GBR LR.7022

Mapcode Global: VH6GW.C38C

Plus Code: 9C3R5M6G+4W

Entry Name: Police Station Public Library

Listing Date: 21 December 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1345660

English Heritage Legacy ID: 265019

Also known as: Police Station Public Library

ID on this website: 101345660

Location: Williton, Somerset, TA4

County: Somerset

District: Somerset West and Taunton

Civil Parish: Williton

Built-Up Area: Williton

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Tagged with: Police station Courthouse

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Description


ST0740 WILLITON CP PRIEST STREET (North side)


10/250 No 4
(Police Station) and No 6
(Public Library)

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GV II

Police Station and county court, now police station and public library. Dated 1858. By John Norton. Red sandstone
random rubble, Bath stone dressings, steeply pitched clay tiled roofs, bell cote to pyramid roof of central tower,
kneelers at gable ends, external stepped stone stacks on returns, octagonal stone stacks, cavetto moulded caps flanking
tower. E-plan, symmetrical facade. One and a half storeys, 2 storey central tower and gabled crosswings, 5 bays, gabled
2-light dormers rising from eaves, 3-light arched casements gable ends, stone tracery in 2-light window centre,
groundfloor metal 3-light mullioned and transomed windows, pointed arch entrance centre dated 1858, lean-to tiled
porches set in re-entrant angles of wings. Plank doors with decorative hinges. (VCH Somerset, vol 5, forthcoming).


Listing NGR: ST0760040946

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