Hammet Street, Taunton

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Coordinates: 51°00′55″N 3°06′07″W / 51.0153°N 3.1019°W / 51.0153; -3.1019
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Hammet Street
the Church of St Mary Magdalene in the background.
Length128 m (420 ft)
LocationTaunton, Somerset
Postal codeTA1 1RZ
Coordinates51°00′55″N 3°06′07″W / 51.0153°N 3.1019°W / 51.0153; -3.1019
East endChurch Square
West endFore Street, North Street
Construction
Construction start1788
Completion1790

Hammet Street is a street in

the Church of St Mary Magdalene and the town centre. It is named after Sir Benjamin Hammet, who had a bill passed through parliament to allow him to build the street in 1788. The street includes four listed buildings: numbers 4 and 5–8, 9–12, 13–17, and number 18 with 33 Fore Street. The first three buildings are grade II* listed, while the last is grade II listed, and together with the Church of St Mary Magdalene and the listed buildings in Church Square, the English Heritage consider them to "form an extremely important group."[1]

History

Sir

estate agents.[5]

Listed buildings

Number 8 with 4–7 to the left

Hammet Street has four listed building entries. On the north side, numbers 4–8 make up one entry, while on the south side, numbers 9–12 are considered one entry, number 13–17 another, and number 18 forms a separate entry, along with number 33 Fore Street. Both sides of the road are of similar design, consisting of the original eighteenth century three-storey terraces of brown brick, with each house separated by plain pilasters, and continuous eaves cornice. Each property has five sash windows in plain reveals. The roofs are a mix of tile and slate, and retain the original rainwater pipes. The door-cases of numbers 4–8 and 9–12 are of painted stone, with "half round Tuscan pilasters, open pediments and traceried fanlights."[1][6] Numbers 13 and 17 have similar door-cases, but with semi-circular rather than traceried fanlights.[7] The majority of the doors have six panels, but numbers 8 and 9 have four, and number 10 has no panels. There is an archway between numbers 5 and 6. Numbers 5 and 9 have modern shop windows on the ground floor.[1] The east side of number 8 and 9 form the side of Church Square, and each have three windows facing into the square.[1][6] The entry for numbers 13–17 notes that those properties have been "considerably altered, especially on the ground floor," and have shop fronts dating from no later than the nineteenth century.[7] Number 18 is significantly different from the other listed buildings, having been colour washed, and the part of the building facing into Fore Street has been elevated.[8]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c d Historic England. "4, 5–6 Hammet Street (1276877)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ "HAMMET, Sir Benjamin (c.1736-1800), of Wilton House, Sherford, nr. Taunton, Som. and Park Place Farm, Eltham, Kent". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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  4. ^ a b Toulmin, Joshua (1822). The history of Taunton, in the county of Somerset. John Poole. p. 184.
  5. ^ "Taunton: A Shoppers Guide to Taunton 2011" (PDF). Taunton Town Centre Company Ltd. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b Historic England. "9–12 Hammet Street (1060037)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ^ a b Historic England. "13–17 Hammet Street (1344735)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. ^ Historic England. "18 Hammet Street, 33 Fore Street (1344754)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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