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30 and 32, St Thomas Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Wells, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.212 / 51°12'43"N

Longitude: -2.6401 / 2°38'24"W

OS Eastings: 355385

OS Northings: 146064

OS Grid: ST553460

Mapcode National: GBR MN.3YRZ

Mapcode Global: VH89S.6S4Q

Plus Code: 9C3V6965+RX

Entry Name: 30 and 32, St Thomas Street

Listing Date: 12 November 1953

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1383136

English Heritage Legacy ID: 483554

ID on this website: 101383136

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 ST THOMAS STREET
662-1/6/277 (South side)
12/11/53 Nos.30 AND 32

GV II

Pair of houses in row, formerly 3 cottages. C18, with early
C19 front range. Rendered with false ashlar joints, Mansard
roof covered with double Roman clay tiles, brick chimney
stacks. Front range originally a row of 3 cottages, each with
one heated room and winder stair opposite stack; 2 outer cross
passages remain from original 3; to rear right is older bakery
range; C20 rear extensions.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3 bays almost symmetrical facade. Plinth,
3-light small pane casement windows with segmental-arched
openings to all but lower bay 3m, which has a former shop
window, a bow of 32 panes on shallow riser, with shallow
fascia, cornice and flat roof. Between bays 1 and 2 and bays 2
and 3 are C19 2-panel doors, also set in segmental-arched
openings. No.30 was originally a bakery, and traces of the
oven/bakehouse said to survive at the rear.
INTERIOR: not inspected, but noted by VAG as having early C19
joinery, fireplaces and stair inscribed W. Grist 1819.
A complete and little altered property with a notable example
of an early C19 shop window.
(Hale B: Vernacular Architecture Group Report: 1986-).


Listing NGR: ST5538546064

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