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Fore Street, Chard

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Waterloo House and Manor Court House were built in the late 16th or early 17th century. The history of the buildings is complex and not fully understood, although it is known that it was used as a court house at various periods. Worries about the condition of the buildings, and others in the row from
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one local trader complained that not enough was being done to maintain and conserve the building. Waterloo Court was built in the 16th century as a house, it has since been converted into a shop with a flat above it.
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building which was originally four cottages. The building was converted and restored for use as a museum in 1970, and later incorporated the building next door which had been the New Inn
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it was used to hold duplicate copies of the bank records in case its headquarters in London was destroyed. It was also used to store the emergency bank note supply of the
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include the Dolphin Inn, which was built in 1840 and the George Hotel which was constructed in the late 18th century. The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1895 from
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Fore Street is a main shopping street and thoroughfare with open water channels on either side. Local folklore claims that one stream eventually flows into the
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which were erected in Fore Street they are entitled Ball and Whirl. An album detailing the work and its commissioning is held by the
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columns along the front. It was built to replace an earlier 16th century guildhall and now serves as the town hall.
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was two houses when it was constructed around 1820. In 1938 a bomb proof bunker was built behind the branch of the
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7 to 13 Fore Street, and the need for their preservation. has been expressed throughout the 20th century.
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Numbers 7A,7B,9,11,13 & 13A Waterloo House and Manor Court House have been designated as Grade I
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The L-shaped school building was built in 1583 as a private house and converted into
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was built as a house on the site of the Chard Arms Hotel in 1849. The branch of
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were also stored there, however this has never been confirmed.
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in 1671. It was damaged in the fire if 1727. It is a Grade II*
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In 1991 the town council commissioned bronze sculpture from
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Structures on the Heritage at Risk register in Somerset
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Street scene showing shops, cars and a set of traffic lights.
Chard
Somerset
50°52′21″N 2°57′51″W / 50.87250°N 2.96417°W / 50.87250; -2.96417
Listed Building
Fore Street, Chard is located in Somerset
Chard
Somerset
Bristol Channel
English Channel
listed buildings
Heritage at Risk Register
Hamstone
Charles I
English Civil War
Heritage at Risk Register

The Guildhall
Guildhall
doric
portico
Tuscan
Chard Museum
thatched
public house
Chard Grammar School
listed building
preparatory school
Pubs
Flemish bond brick

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