MEM21918 - Police Station/ Ellerton's Stores/ Dulverton Pharmacy, High Street, Dulverton (Building)

The police station at the junction between Fore Street and High Street, became Ellerton's Stores, then a cycle shop, bank, and now a chemist. [1] On the Dulverton Pharmacy, there appears to be a refronting of an earlier building in an early 20th century Arts and Crafts style, with leaded light windows and a frontage of dressed Ham Hill stone, including a first floor roundel window with opposed keystones. [2] In 1858, the first police station in Dulverton was built on the site of the house and shop known as 'Bastille'. The building was converted into a bank in 1902, and is currently the Dulverton Pharmacy. [3] The building is mentioned in the 2019 Conservation Area Appraisal for Dulverton. [4] The heritage asset was assessed for inclusion on the Exmoor Local Heritage List in November 2022. The building is included in the 2019 Conservation Area Appraisal as a building of local importance. It was decided to add the asset to the Local Heritage List. [5]