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List entry Summary

This building has been assessed for de-listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended. The building has been removed from The National Heritage List for England as it no longer meets the criteria for listing.

Name: THE OCTAGON

Reference Number: 1413842

Location

The Octagon, Sparkford, Yeovil, BA22 7JP

The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County: 
District: Somerset
District Type: Unitary Authority
Parish: Sparkford

National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.

Date first listed: 12-Feb-1975

Date De-listed:  11-Feb-2013

Description

Summary of Building

A former toll house, of late-C18/ early-C19 date, largely rebuilt in 1976.

Reasons for Removing the Building from the List

The Octagon, Sparkford, Somerset, a former toll house of uncertain date, is removed from the List for the following principal reason:

* Intactness: The building has lost a significant proportion of its fabric and legibility as an historic building.

Selected Sources

Websites
Ilchester Turnpike Trust , accessed from http://www.turnpikes.org.uk/Somerset%20-%20Ilchester.htm
Langport, Somerton and Castle Cary Turnpike Trust , accessed from http://www.turnpikes.org.uk/Somerset%20-%20Langport%20Somerton%20Castle%20Cary.htm

Map

National Grid Reference: ST 60745 26315, ST6074226318


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