MSO12074 - Nos 26 and 28 Church Street, Dunster (Building)

The building has a roof divided into three bays by two raised cruck trusses, and at each end is a stone gabled wall. Some of the roof timbers show smoke blackening. The roof was noted to have a felling date of Winter 1329/30.

17th century with later alterations. Rubble, pantiles, eaves, end gables, brick end chimney stack, tall square rubble front stack on exposed chimney breast. Two-storeys. 4 windows, leaded iron casements in wood frames, one sash. Later pentice hoods to ground floor windows. [1] English Heritage Listed Building Number: 264665. First Listed on 06/11/1975. [2] The 2002 Conservation Area Character Assesssment for Dunster states "nos. 26 and 28 are 17th Century of stone rubble with pantile roof with brick end stack and a tall, square, stone rubble front stack. The windows, like many in Dunster, are mainly leaded iron casements in timber frames." [3] The buildings were visited in April 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. They received a BAR score of 6. [4] The building was subject to dendrochronological dating in 2015 by Tree-Ring Services, providing a felling date of Winter 1329/30. The building runs east to west, on the north side of Church Street. Internally, the roof is divided into three bays by two raised cruck trusses, and at each end is a stone gabled wall. One cruck truss has an apex type H, with a cranked collar and chamfered arch bracing. The other cruck truss has an apex type C. Some of the roof timbers show smoke blackening. Dating commissioned by Tim Taylor, as part of Dunster Dig Village. [5,6] The building is depicted on 2018 MasterMap data. The northern section is labelled "26" and the southern "28". [7] The building is mentioned in the 2018 Conservation Area Appraisal for Dunster. [8] The building was assessed as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor’s Listed Buildings 2018-19, receiving a BAR score of 6. [9]