MEM22095 - Roadwater Village Hall (Building)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
The village hall at Roadwater was built by the architect Frank Norman Reckiit (father of Rachel Reckitt) in the late 1920s when the family moved to Golsoncott. [1] The village hall was paid for and designed by the Reckitts, who owned Golsoncott Hall from 1912. The same family member also extended the house and built the lodge down the lane. [2] The village hall dates from 1928 and was designed by Norman Reckitt. A somewhat Alpine Arts and Crafts building of crazed rubble with little hipped tops to the chimneys. [3]
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEM7478 Monograph: Bishop, H.. 2001. Rachel Reckitt: Where Everything That Meets the Eye…. Somerset County Museums service and the Golsoncott Foundation. P. 14.
- <2> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information or Staff Comments. J Lively, May 2013.
- <3> SEM8113 Monograph: Orbach, J. and Pevsner, N.. 2014. The Buildings of England: Somerset - South and West. Yale University Press. 542.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 0324 3836 (18m by 27m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST03NW |
| Civil Parish | OLD CLEEVE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
May 29 2019 8:45AM
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