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The town's health centre has been closed for over a decade, whilst a new centre was built to the west. Although there have been plans made public, it seems the council have declined to sort the old building out due to budgetary constraints.

The town library is on Carrington Way, close to the Co-op supermarket and in a modern facility. Previously, the museum was based in the High Street but faced lots of financial and ligistical problems. After alternating closures and re-openings, the museum moved in with the library.

Wincanton Health Centre was built on Carrington Way but was vacated by the N. H. S. in December, 2012. A new unit was founded elsewhere but the old buildings have been subject to abandonment ever since. Local entrepreneurs have made efforts to convert it and some council budgetting was initially made public, but that has since been withdrawn against the financial downturn. The site remains closed.

The town's biggest supermarket in Carrington Way.

A small pedestal by the Co-op bears tribute to the town's friendship with parts of France. The legend marks 1974-94, along with Jumelage, Gennes & Les Rosiers. It appears that some sort of gnomon is missing and the engraver spelled 'friendship' with an initial 'E'. The latter has been partly fudged. See Image] for a wider view under the blossom.

A small plinth under a tree bears a mark of Anglo-French friendship. See Image] for a closer look. Beyond is the library and museum.

Former Midland Bank. Grade II listed. Listing number 1238560. House, later bank, now business. C18. Local stone cut and rough squared, painted ashlar dressings; plain clay tile roof with simple verges; brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys with attics, 3 bays. Plinth, rusticated quoins, eaves cornices; C20 composite timber windows to most of ground floor flanking 6-panel door, up 2-steps, set with fanlight in semi-circular sub-arch, with surround of attached Tuscan columns and open pediment; above 12-pane sash windows in architraved surrounds, that to bay 1 widened on both sides with 4-pane lights: 2-pitched roof dormers with 16-pane sash windows.

'Divine Wines' seems to have been painted this bright yellow colour only in recent years as in 2009 it was a grey/green colour.

Many shops have closed along the High Street, Clementina appears to be doing something right.