Fore Street, Chard

Fore Street
Street scene showing shops, cars and a set of traffic lights.
Location Chard, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°52′21″N 2°57′51″W / 50.87250°N 2.96417°W / 50.87250; -2.96417Coordinates: 50°52′21″N 2°57′51″W / 50.87250°N 2.96417°W / 50.87250; -2.96417
Built Late 16th and early 17th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 24 March 1975[1]
Reference no. 374086
Location of Fore Street in Somerset

Fore Street [2] in Chard, Somerset, England was built in the late 16th and early 17th century, following a fire which destroyed much of the town in 1577.[3][4] Numbers 7A,7B,9,11,13 & 13A Waterloo House and Manor Court House have been designated as Grade I listed buildings.[1] They are now on the Heritage at Risk register.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nos.7A,7B,9,11,13 & 13A Waterloo House and Manor Court House Fore Street". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  2. ↑ "Fore Street" is a common street-name in the West Country.
  3. ↑ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 93. ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
  4. ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimbourne: Dovecote Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
  5. ↑ "Waterloo House and Manor Court House, 7A, 7B, 9, 11, 13 and 13A, Fore Street, Chard, Chard Town - South Somerset". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 October 2013.


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