Council

Historic Buildings at Risk Register

2011

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Introduction 3

Buildings at Risk Register Entries 5

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All the information in the register was believed to be true at the time of publication. The council would be grateful to be notified of any errors and apologises unreservedly for any embarrassment or inconvenience caused.

2 www.mendip.gov.uk Introduction

Welcome to the Historic Buildings at Risk Register published by Mendip District Council. The primary purpose of this register is as a working tool, helping to illustrate the number of properties ‘at risk’ within the district’s historic building stock and to keep attention focused upon them.

Whereas the previous versions of the register were published only once every four years, this electronic version of the Register is regularly kept up-to-date to ensure that the information held is as accurate as possible.

Buildings at Risk

The District of Mendip is fortunate to have almost 3000 buildings of special architectural or historic interest - listed buildings1. Listed buildings are graded to show their relative importance:

• Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest

• Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest

• Grade II are of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them

The majority of listed buildings in Mendip are grade II (90%), although we do have a representation of the higher grades of buildings (7% grade II* and 3% grade I). This compares favourably with Somerset as a whole, demonstrating the importance of Mendip’s historic environment.

All buildings within this register are listed. Although most of the entries are listed grade II, there are a number listed at grade II*. These higher grade buildings are also included in English Heritage’s national Buildings at Risk Register. Details of the national register can be found on the English Heritage website: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Since its first publication in 1993, over 100 buildings have been removed from Mendip’s Buildings at Risk Register, clearly demonstrating the fact that this publication makes a difference.

1 The term ‘Listed Building’ usually includes listed structures such as walls, milestones, chest tombs, lamp posts, bridges etc. These uninhabitable structures are not included in this publication, but they have been surveyed according to the same specifications.

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Buildings at Risk: Priority Categories

The following ‘priority categories’ for the identification of buildings at risk were developed by English Heritage in 1999. Whereas risk was previously based purely on the static properties of condition and occupancy, the revised criteria now take into account dynamic features such as rate of deterioration.

The same criteria have been adopted by the District Council for continuity purposes and also to make comparisons between national and local figures easier.

A Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed

B Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; solution agreed but not yet implemented

C Slow decay; no solution agreed

D Slow decay; solution agreed but not yet implemented

E Under repair, or in fair to good repair, but no user identified; or under threat of vacancy with no obvious new user (applicable only to buildings capable of beneficial use)

F Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented

What happens next?

There are three vital points to keep in mind when reading this register:

1. Inclusion in this register implies no criticism of the owners of the buildings, many of whom are actively seeking ways to secure their future.

2. The majority of the buildings included are in private ownership and therefore private property, so it is advisable to make the Heritage Conservation section at the district council your first point of contact, unless otherwise stated.

3. Inclusion of a building on this register does not mean that it is for sale and circumstances can vary with each one.

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Building Name Register Entry

Tapehill Farmhouse, Bays Lane, ...... 1

Ham Street Farmhouse, Ham Street ...... 2

Old Cider House, Kale Street, Batcombe ...... 3

23 Goose Street, ...... 4

Barn, 30m East of Standerwick Court, Beckington ...... 5

Home Farm Complex (Farmhouse), Berkley ...... 6

Outbuilding to Lamb & Fountain Inn, Castle Street, ...... 7

Warehouse, Merchants Barton, Frome...... 8

Warehouse, South Parade, Frome ...... 9

3 Mill Lane, ...... 10

Former Baily’s Tannery and Leather Working Factory (East Building), ...... 11

Beckery Old Road, Glastonbury

Former Baily’s Tannery and Leather Working Factory (West Building), ...... 12

Beckery Old Road, Glastonbury

Former Stables at Manor Farm, Hardington ...... 13

Kilmersdon Lodges, Ammerdown Park, ...... 14

Presecot, Leigh Street, Leigh on Mendip...... 15

Rookery Farmhouse, Limekiln Lane, Leigh on Mendip...... 16

Church of St Mary, East Lydford...... 17

The Cottage, Little Green, Mells ...... 18

Farm Buildings at Manor Farm, ...... 19

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Building Name Register Entry

Gatehouse at Sharpshaw Farm, ...... 20

Fernhill Farmhouse, Cheddar Road, ...... 21

Stable Block, Lane, Pylle ...... 22

Mill attached to Mayfield House, High Street, Rode...... 23

Summerhouse in yard of Manor Farmhouse, Stoke Street, ...... 24

18 Leg Square, Shepton Mallet ...... 25

6 Coombe Lane, Shepton Mallet ...... 26

Former Anglo-Bavarian Brewery, Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet ...... 27

Barn attached to Chilcote Manor Farmhouse, East Horrington...... 28

Postlebury Farmhouse and Attached Barn, Cloford, ...... 29

Outhouse to Higher Southtown Farm, Southtown Lane, ...... 30

Barn and Stables at Manor Farm, Old Wells Road, Whatley ...... 31

Gatehouse to West of Manor Farm, Old Wells Road, Whatley...... 32

Village Reading Rooms, Whitham Friary ...... 33

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Tape Hill Farmhouse Bays Lane Ashwick

Grade: II

Date Added to 1997 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Ashwick Ownership: Company Overall Condition: Very Bad Date Last 30/06/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: This mid-18th-century farmhouse and its associated outbuildings are now in the ownership of a local quarry. The site itself is quite isolated with views to the rear over one of the larger quarries in the area. Reason for Risk: The property has been vacant for years and with little, if any, maintenance, it continues to deteriorate. One of the chimney stacks has collapsed, damaging the wall and roof. The other two stacks were in parlous condition but have been repaired. The condition of the windows and rainwater goods also causes concern. MDC have approached the owner with a view to undertaking urgent works to secure the building.

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Ham Street Farmhouse Back Lane Baltonsborough

Grade: II

Date Added to 1997 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Baltonsborough Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Very Bad Date Last 16/11/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

B: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: way forward agreed but not yet implemented

Brief Description: Late-16th-/early-17th-century, cross-passage plan farmhouse of two storeys. Rendered walls under a triple roman tile roof. Reason for Risk: The property is occupied and in urgent need of repair. There are some serious structural problems, especially to the south gable, and the attached lean-to roof collapsed in 2007. The current owners made the Council aware of their intentions to repair and restore the farmhouse in 1997 and were granted consent to renovate the building and convert the cartsheds in 2002. The Council has recently been in discussions with the owner to discuss the way forward, however, progress to date has been extremely slow with little sign of improvement.

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Old Cider House Kale Street Batcombe

Grade: II

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Batcombe Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Very Bad Date Last 19/08/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Forming the corner of an elevated garden to a private home, any development under separate ownership would depend on negotiations with the owner regarding associated land and access. Best use is probably as a workshop or office. Reason for Risk: Unoccupied for many years with no glazing and the timber doors are in a very poor condition. An application for the demolition of the building was refused in Oct 2002. The condition of the building has deteriorated since and it has now been strapped as a result of movement evident in the front elevation. There is also a considerable amount of vegetation growth on the building.

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23 Goose Street Goose Street Beckington

Grade: II

Date Added to 1997 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Beckington Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Good/Fair Date Last 22/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

F: Repair in progress and end use/user identified; functionally redundant buildings with use agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: Described in the list description as a mid-19th-century house, this property is in fact much earlier. It has the remains of smoke blackened windbraced roof still in-situ and appears to have formed part of a much longer medieval building. Reason for Risk: It has been vacant and poorly maintained for a number of years. The outbuilding to the rear was being refurbished as an independent unit and the owners are currently in the process of renovating the house. The windows and doors are in good decorative order but some erosion exists to stone surrounds and plinth

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Barn, 30m East of Standerwick Court Beckington

Grade: II

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Beckington Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Fair Date Last 05/01/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

D: Slow decay: way forward agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: Rubble barn from the C17, with some ashlar quoins and stone tile roof. Large gable projection to the west side with modern infill. Various other smaller openings, including possible domestic style openings to the south end. Reason for Risk: The structure has suffered from a general lack of maintenance for a number of years. This has resulted in missing rainwater goods, a build up of vegetation and the poor condition of the windows to the lower end of the building. The condition of the lintel in the large gable opening is of concern, as it is showing signs of deflection. The roof generally appears to be in good condition. An application for the conversion of the barn to a conference centre was approved in 2007.

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Home Farm Complex (Farmhouse) Home Farm Lane Berkley

Grade: II

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Berkley Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 16/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

F: Repair in progress and end use/user identified; functionally redundant buildings with use agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: A C17 farmhouse with C18 extension, constructed in rubble stone rendered to the front, set under a plain clay tile roof. The house stands in the small historic hamlet of Berkley and currently still serves a working farm. Reason for Risk: The main concern is the numerous signs of structural movement. The rainwater goods are blocked in places, and some sections are cracked and broken. There is heavy decay to the windows - particularly at first floor, and the dormer on the rear wing is slumping dangerously into the roof. The Council was contacted in September 2006 in connection with a proposed long term repair programme for the buildings in the Complex and works to the farmhouse commenced in March 2008.

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Outbuilding to Lamb & Fountain Inn Castle Street Frome

Grade: II

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Frome Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor-Bad Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Early-18th-century single-storey rubble extension over an extensive basement to the left of the Inn. Reason for Risk: The condition of this building continues to deteriorate due to neglect and vandalism. Many of the window openings are boarded up and vegetation is spreading along the roof. The owners met with the council in March 2006 to discuss the potential for conversion of the building but no further progress has been made.

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Warehouse Merchants Barton Frome

Grade: II

Date Added to 1997 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Frome Ownership: Company Overall Condition: Fair/Poor Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

D: Slow decay: way forward agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: Early-19th-century warehouse, built as a silk crepe mill, it now sits in the midst of large industrial site in the town centre which, itself, is the subject of a major regeneration project Reason for Risk: Vacant and poorly maintained for a number of years, although structurally sound. The owners carried out emergency works in 2005 to make the building weathertight. An application for its conversion to craft studios and workshops was approved in 2005, but implementation of the consent may be hindered by uncertainties over the regeneration of the surrounding area.

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Warehouse South Parade Frome

Grade: II

Date Added to 1997 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Frome Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Believed to date from the mid 19th Century this three-storey warehouse is another important indicator of Frome’s industrial past. Reason for Risk: The building appears to be vacant and many of the door and window surrounds are in a poor condition. The condition of the roof is difficult to assess from street level. The building continues to decay.

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3 Mill Lane Glastonbury

Grade: II

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Glastonbury Ownership: Trust Overall Condition: Poor/Bad Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

D: Slow decay: way forward agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: Original mill building dates form the late Medieval period, incorporating part of the Abbot of Glastonbury’s fulling mill built in 1517. The rear of the building is built over the stream. Reason for Risk: The building has been vacant and neglected for a number of years and its condition continues to deteriorate. It falls within a major redevelopment site although the role the building will play in any scheme remains uncertain. Recent works to secure the building and remove vegetation have been completed, and applications for its conversion to offices and community use were approved in 2008. Now owned by Beckery Island Regeneration Trust (BIRT) who hope to raise funds to implement the scheme.

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Former Baily's Tannery & Leather Working Factory (east building) Beckery Old Road

Grade: II

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Glastonbury Ownership: Other Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: A range of buildings comprising a glove factory, boiler house and drying stove largely constructed in the late C19; adding to the existing buildings on the west side of the road. A tall tapered chimney stands behind the north range. The buildings are vacant. Reason for Risk: The main concerns are the missing sections of rainwater goods and the condition of the doors and windows; added to these is the fact that the building is vacant and its condition is likely to deteriorate.

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Former Baily's Tannery & Leather Working Factory (west building) Beckery Old Road

Grade: II

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Glastonbury Ownership: Other Overall Condition: Poor / Very Bad Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: The business was established in 1867. The buildings then comprised an office at the north and a 7-bay tanning and manufacturing range to the south, with drying sheds in the rear yard. The office was subsequently extended to the north and the manufacturing range extended to the south with a further 6 bays. The building has a dressed stone front and brick walls to the rear, with double roman tile and slate roofs. The buildings are vacant. Reason for Risk: The roof is assumed to be in a poor state, since the majority of it is covered with a temporary scaffold frame and sheeting and there is a visible hole to the rear. Although emergency repairs have been carried out, the structural condition of the building is a major concern, with numerous structural supports throughout - many of which appear to be temporary. The rainwater goods are failing, with leaking joints and missing sections. The doors and windows are in very poor condition, with many boarded up and others missing glazing.

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Former Stables at Manor Farm Hardington

Grade: II

Date Added to 2001 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Hemington Ownership: Company Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 11/01/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Range of former stables, now store. Late-17th-/early-18th-century. Decorative facade with classical features to the courtyard elevation. The building was re-roofed in 1995. Reason for Risk: The building is suffering from neglect and is currently used for the storage of livestock bedding materials. The building suffers from a lack of rainwater goods; this combined with the level of vegetation growth is resulting in damp areas at the base of the walls. Some of the stone surrounds are particularly fragile.

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Kilmersdon Lodges Ammerdown Park Kilmersdon

Grade: II*

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Kilmersdon Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Very Bad Date Last 30/06/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: A pair of Greek Revival lodges dating from 1788, standing at a former entrance to Ammerdown Park. The lodges are square on plan and face each other, either side of the driveway. The walls are faced in ashlar stone, but the buildings were listed in a derelict condition without any roofs or windows. Reason for Risk: This pair of well proportioned classical buildings have suffered from many years of neglect. The roofs and windows of both lodges have been missing for years, leaving the structures completely open to the elements. Both lodges are suffering from structural instability and failure, with some areas of collapse. The situation is worsened by heavy vegetation growth around the buildings - including two mature trees that are growing from within the north lodge. The owners are unwilling to consider selling or letting the lodge buildings.

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Prescot Leigh Street Leigh on Mendip

Grade: II

Date Added to July 2009 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Leigh on Mendip Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Bad Date Last 04/02/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Prescot comprises the left-hand cross-wing and cross passage of this late-15th-/early- 16th-century hall house. The right-hand part, Woodside, is the hall and is occupied and not at risk. Reason for Risk: The building is vacant with missing windows, doors and rainwater goods. Some repair has been carried out to the roof of the cross-wing.

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Rookery Farmhouse Limekiln Lane Leigh on Mendip

Grade: II

Date Added to 1997 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Leigh on Mendip Ownership: Company Overall Condition: Fair Date Last 01/12/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

E: Under repair or in fair to good repair, but no obvious user identified; under threat of vacancy & no new user

Brief Description: One of a group of wool traders settlement farms. Typical example of the 17th-century vernacular building tradition in the East Mendips. Attractive stone mullion facade. Reason for Risk: Unoccupied since the mid 1970s with rapid deterioration following its spot listing in 1988. Situated in a site where consent has been granted by for quarrying, and is expected to continue until 2023. Although the building is secure, its long term future is very uncertain. The owners submitted an application in January 2008 for essential repairs to the roof structure.

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Church of St Mary East Lydford

Grade: II

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Lydford on Fosse Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 19/08/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Built in the 1860s by the Revd John James Moss in memory of his wife who died in 1863. Designed by Benjamin Ferrey, Honorary Architect to the Bath and Wells Diocese from 1841 to 1880. The Church became privately owned in 1993. Reason for Risk: Last used for regular worship in 1987 it has been empty and neglected from that time and was under threat of demolition in 1989. The building may have some serious structural problems. Residential conversion is unlikely to be supported due to its location although the Council has been in discussions with the current owner with a view to possible office or workshop uses.

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The Cottage Little Green Mells

Grade: II

Date Added to 03/03/10 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Mells Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Bad Date Last 19/01/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Thatched cottage with 18th-century origins, built as two. (Attached cottage to right is not listed.) Set back from the road with large garden. Reason for Risk: Roof covered in two layers of failing tarpaulin as thatch to rear has collapsed and purlin rotted. Generally in bad state of repairwith much vegetation growth. Difficult to properly assess the rear elevation as inaccesible due to vegetation. Now vacant so the risk of further collapse/deterioration will be increased, and with no way forward agreed.

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Farm Buildings at Manor Farm Milton Clevedon

Grade: II

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Milton Clevedon Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 20/01/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Range of farm buildings north west of the farmhouse. Dating from early C19. Built of coursed rubble stone with dressed quoins, under a slate roof with stone eaves. Used as agricultural buildings for Manor Farm. Reason for Risk: There are signs of serious structural movement which are of concern, including dropping stone arches and vertical cracks adjacent to the wagon opening. The mortar pointing is being washed out by the lack of rainwater goods. Doors and windows are either missing or in poor condition. There is a build up of vegetation growth around the building. The deteriorating condition of the stone eaves is of concern.

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Gatehouse at Sharpshaw Farm Nunney

Grade: II

Date Added to 2001 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Nunney Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 23/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Former gatehouse to farmyard, now a barn, built around 1750. Classically styled with a projecting central bay under a triangular pediment. Reason for Risk: Seriously neglected, ground floor used as a hay store. Upper floors partly accessible and used for storage of agricultural items and materials. Some roof repairs have been undertaken although some tiles are slipping at eaves and the lack of guttering is causing on-going deterioration at the base of walls. The building lies to the south of a working farmyard.

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Fernhill Farmhouse Cheddar Road Priddy

Grade: II

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Priddy Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Fair Date Last 20/01/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

F: Repair in progress and end use/user identified; functionally redundant buildings with use agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: Mid/late-18th century Gothic style farmhouse with coeval interior fittings. Reason for Risk: The ownership of this building changed in 1997, having been for sale on the open market. An application for the restoration and redevelopment of the farmhouse and surrounding outbuildings was approved in October 2004. Works are progressing well.

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Stable Block Pylle Lane Pylle

Grade: II

Date Added to 1997 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Pylle Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 19/08/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: An 18th-century stable block built in a ‘mock-domestic’ style, which was formerly part of the Pylle Manor Estate. Reason for Risk: It has lacked any beneficial use for a number of years and also has a restrictive covenant, barring residential occupation. The lower part of the building is currently used for calf rearing. The condition of the building continues to deteriorate. The owners have been accepted for higher level environmental payments and plan to repair the building under that scheme.

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Mill attached to Mayfield House High Street Rode

Grade: II

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Rode Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Fair Date Last 11/01/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

F: Repair in progress and end use/user identified; functionally redundant buildings with use agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: An early-19th-century mill attached to Mayfield House, it is also very prominent in Rode High Street. A reminder of the wool trade that once flourished in this locality and was associated with the now demolished Scutts Bridge Mill until the 1870s. Both mills closed down around 1904. Reason for Risk: This building has suffered from a lack of maintenance and any beneficial use for a number of years. An application for the conversion of the mill to a residential dwelling was allowed at appeal in 2001, and works are now substantially underway.

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Summerhouse in yard of Manor Farmhouse Stoke Street Rodney Stoke

Grade: II

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Rodney Stoke Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 10/05/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

D: Slow decay: way forward agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: Late-16th-century building, the original purpose of which is uncertain, possibly a banqueting house for the original Manor House that stood to the NE and was demolished around 1800. It was converted to a stable and granary in the 19th century and is currently used for a stable and a farmyard store. Reason for Risk: A lack of maintenance and beneficial use has led to the gradual deterioration of the building’s fabric. It was re-roofed in the mid 1990s and remains relatively watertight. An application for Listed Building Consent was approved in December 2004 to include a small extension. Footings for the extension have been made, although no works to the existing building have been carried out to-date.

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18 Leg Square Shepton Mallet Somerset

Grade: II

Date Added to June 2008 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Shepton Mallet Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor/Fair Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

E: Under repair or in fair to good repair, but no obvious user identified; under threat of vacancy & no new user

Brief Description: A mid-18th-century town house forming an important historic group with numbers 17 and 19 Leg Square. Reason for Risk: The building has been vacant for a number of years and remains in a semi-derelict state following some aborted repairs and alterations. The exterior is in poor condition, having been coated with an inappropriate cementitious roughcast and the roof covering is starting to fail in places. The windows are deteriorating and the stone door surround and pediment are in very poor condition, with some structural movement.

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6 Coombe Lane Shepton Mallet

Grade: II

Date Added to 2001 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Shepton Mallet Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Fair Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Small house from around 1820 with a symmetrical facade and attractive quatrefoil window to the first floor Reason for Risk: The appearance of the building is poor with no obvious signs of attention and maintenance. The condition of the walls and windows and failing guttering gives most cause for concern.

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Former Anglo-Bavarian Brewery Commercial Road Shepton Mallet

Grade: II*

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? Yes

Parish: Shepton Mallet Ownership: Company Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 03/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Brewery, now warehouses, built 1864 for Messrs Morris, Cox and Clark of London. While partly occupied at ground floor level most of the building has been vacant for many years. The condition of the building is deteriorating and suffering from water penetration in places. The owner has recently approached the council and English Heritage to discuss options for the future of the building. Reason for Risk: While the ground floor of the building is mostly occupied, the upper floors remain vacant. The condition of the roof and rainwater goods are allowing water penetration into the building. There is general stone deterioration on the main elevation, made worse by vehicular damage. A feasibility study was commissioned and completed as part of the Shepton Mallet HERS scheme, to identify potential uses, although the building's future remains uncertain.

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Barn attached to Chilcote Manor Farmhouse Chilcote Lane East Horrington

Grade: II

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor Date Last 17/08/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

C: Slow decay: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Formerly a Manor House, now used as an agricultural barn; dating from C15 with C19 alterations. Lots of original details remain, including a large fireplace internally and numerous original openings. Reason for Risk: The building has suffered from a general lack of maintenance; including blocked and missing rainwater goods, a hole in the roof of a lean-to section to the north and decay and missing glass to the timber windows. The building would perhaps benefit from the removal of some of the later extensions, which detract from its robust character.

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Postlebury Farmhouse and Attached Barn Cloford

Grade: II

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Wanstrow Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Fair Date Last 18/11/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

F: Repair in progress and end use/user identified; functionally redundant buildings with use agreed but not implemented

Brief Description: Late-16th-century farmhouse with a projecting barn attached at right angles, constructed of local limestone rubble. Reason for Risk: The farmhouse has been unoccupied for a number of years the condition of the barn was very poor. The condition of the roof was deteriorating all the time and with some broken windows the interior was increasingly vulnerable to weather exposure. There was also evidence of structural movement which was of concern. The future of the building was complicated by uncertainties over ownership due to a family dispute; however the site was sold in 2010 and works are underway to renovate and convert the farmhouse, barns and outbuildings. It is anticipated that this will be removed from the Register during 2012.

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Outhouse to Higher Southtown Farm Southtown Lane West Pennard

Grade: II*

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: West Pennard Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Very Bad Date Last 23/11/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Probably an early-17th-entury timber-framed cottage, originally thatched with wattle and daub nogging. It relates closely to the other farm buildings and the medieval farmhouse. It would have been a modest (as it still is) cottage with a hall and an unheated room. It is now part calf-shed/haystore. Reason for Risk: A serious lack of maintenance and beneficial use for many years, although the corrugated iron roof has been improved upon since 1997. The wattle and daub is deteriorating and there may be structural problems with the back wall. Finding a new use for this building may prove difficult.

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Barn & Stables at Manor Farm Old Wells Road Whatley

Grade: II

Date Added to 2001 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Whatley Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor / Very Bad Date Last 11/01/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: Early-19th-century barn with two hipped entrance bays and attached lean-to stables. Forms an important group with the Manor Farmhouse and Gatehouse to the right. Reason for Risk: A lack of maintenance for many years with the stable roof in poor condition and increasing amounts of vegetation growth.

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Gatehouse to west of Manor Farmhouse Old Wells Road Whatley

Grade: I

Date Added to Jan 2006 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Whatley Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Poor / Very Bad Date Last 11/01/2011 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

A: Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric: no way forward agreed

Brief Description: C16 Gatehouse to Manor Farm, a very important and largely intact building in this small historic settlement. The building is two-storeys in height with an arch through the middle to gain access to the front of the farmhouse. Reason for Risk: The building is showing serious signs of structural movement to the south gable and significant deflection to the roof. Some areas of stone work are very weak, particularly around the small door under the arch - which has also suffered from some poor cement repairs. The vegetation to the east side needs to be removed.

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Village Reading Rooms

Grade: II*

Date Added to 1993 Register:

Conservation Area? No

Parish: Witham Friary Ownership: Private Overall Condition: Fair Date Last 13/12/2010 Surveyed:

Risk Category:

E: Under repair or in fair to good repair, but no obvious user identified; under threat of vacancy & no new user

Brief Description: Village reading rooms, dating from around 1300, also once a dovecote, but substantially remodelled and restored by Gill in 1900 for the Duke of Somerset. It has latterly been used as a store but is now largely redundant. Reason for Risk: No occupancy and various structural defects are the main threats to this building. There had been a significant amount of community interest led by the Parish Council although this process stalled as an agreement could not be reached on suitable/acceptable uses. The District Council has been contacted in 2006 by prospective purchasers keen to make use of the building for exhibition, gallery, or studio uses. Windows repaired/reglazed 2010 and some patch mortar repair but structural defect in butress still evident and no user identified.

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