The town library is situated on the Esplanade and was originally the Lifeboat House. The basic fabric of the building is much the same...read more
Building Dating & Analysis
The following pages represent an ongoing project dedicated to the dating and analysis of the buildings in Watchet.
In addition wherever possible giving some information concerning the occupancy and the activities of previous owners.
Even at this early stage eight individual properties in Swain Street have revealed interior features that indicate a date pre 1700, there will undoubtedly be others to follow.
An important feature are the Watchet shops - a high proportion of which retain much of their Victorian and Edwardian façades. Watchet can claim to have more examples than the county town of Taunton.
The Society would welcome any comments regarding these buildings and their former businesses.
The Library / Lifeboat Station
The Court House (Myrtle Cottage), Swain Street
A distinctive house with a nineteenth century portico adjacent to the Town Council Chamber, Myrtle Cottage as it was called was formerly....read more
Beachstone House, 46 - 47 Swain Street
Built circa 1905 of red brick and sandstone by Walter Foy, Watchmaker and Jeweller and staunch methodist...read more
The Georgian House, Swain Street
Looking at old houses is to experience a form of time travel. This is particularly evident when visiting the Georgian House in Swain Street....read more
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