MEM21930 - Wood's Café, Bank Square, Dulverton (Building)

Summary

Wood's Café and Balsom's Bakery was in Bank Square (formerly in Church Lane) and Wood's Restaurant and Bar is still located here.

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Type and Period (3)

Protected Status

Full Description

Wood's Café and Balsom's Bakery was in Bank Square (formerly in Church Lane) and Wood's Restaurant and Bar is still located here. The building was originally used as a Dame School. [1] Woods Dining Room incorporates a traditional shop front with recessed entrance at the side, and has a frontage of roughly coursed local stone with sash windows including one tri-partite. [2] The building is mentioned in the 2019 Conservation Area Appraisal for Dulverton. [3] The heritage asset was assessed for inclusion on the Exmoor Local Heritage List in November 2022. It was decided to add the asset to the Local Heritage List. [4]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Binding, H. + Bonham-Carter, V.. 1986. Old Dulverton and Around: Dulverton - Bury - Brushford - Exebridge. The Exmoor Press. P.58, 62, 63.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Fisher, J.. c.2003. Dulverton Conservation Area Appraisal. p10, 19, Photograph.
  • <3> Monograph: Dulverton and District Civic Society. 2002. The Book of Dulverton, Brushford, Bury and Exebridge. Halsgrove. P.28, 31, 110, Photographs.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Dove, C.. 2022. Exmoor LHL Panel Meeting 28 November 2022. Exmoor National Park Authority.
  • <4> Report: Pratt, N. and Thurlow, T.. 2019. Dulverton Conservation Area: appraisal document. Exmoor National Park Authority. p 26, 88, Figure 23.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local Heritage List Status (Listed)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 2914 1279 (25m by 19m) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SS21SE
Civil Parish DULVERTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Dec 11 2023 4:45PM

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