| Merchant's House | |
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The Merchants House South Elevation
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| Location: | Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England |
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| Built: | 17th century |
| Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated: | 20 May, 1952[1] |
| Reference #: | 266469 |
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Location of Merchant's House in Somerset
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The Merchant's House at Number 8, Market Place, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England was built around 1675 and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.[1][2] The date of construction was confirmed by dendrochronology.[3]
It was built by Edward Strode[4] a wealthy landowner to be tenented.[5] Shepton Mallet was a wealthy town on the back of the wool trade so the south range of the house was almost certainly built for a wool merchant. The north was two tenements with two shop units.
Since 2004 the building has been renovated with around 5% funding from English Heritage and Mendip Council,[6] receiving the William Stansell/SBPT Building Award from the Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust in 2008.[7] In 2009 the renovation was recognised with a special award from Mendip Council.[8]
The restoration and conservation included 80 new leaded lights and 27 new metal casements.[9] The work undertaken was shown in a programme of the BBC2 series Restore to Glory. The building was in a parlous state prior to work and was included on both national and regional buildings at risk registers.