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Cannards Grave Road, SHEPTON MALLET, BA4 9SL

Construction on the site of the council offices.

By the path to reception

Number 10724, somewhat coated over the years with masonry paint, but still recognisable. See Image] for a wider view of its location on the Mendip Council office block, and see http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm18787 for the entry in the Benchmark Database.

The estate in Shepton Mallet houses a number of different styles of architecture within it, and the council has a large presence. This one appears to be of older design, with a later addition to the left. Incidentally, a Flush Bracket is located on the white wall facing the addition - see Image] for a closer view.

The straight line of the parking area hints that the original use of this route was the old railway line. See Image] for the site of the station.

Shepton Mallet had two railways until the 1960s: the Somerset & Dorset, which ran from Bath to Bournemouth, over the Mendips, and the Great Western branch from Yatton to Wells and Witham, known as the ‘Cheddar Valley Line’. This is the site of its station, opened in November 1858. It was briefly a terminus until the line from Witham was extended to Wells in March 1862. The back of the Tesco supermarket can be seen, extreme right

Shepton Mallet's striking war memorial stands at the southern end of what was the full extent of the High Street. Now it's facing a roundabout, has a Tesco's to its left and traffic rushes past it on both sides. The memorial was erected in 1920 to honour the fallen of the Great War, with funding coming from the public, and the official unveiling held on 11th November. Constructed from Portland Stone it was designed by Bristol architect CFW Denning and crafted by Bath mason Lewis Smallcorn.

An apt stone carving on the recent Park Medical Practice along Cannard's Grave Road. See Image] for a wider view.

The modern medical centre on Cannard's Grave Road. See Image] for a look at the detail over the entrance.