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'The Benefits of Daylight Through Windows'
A study  of the impact of daylight on human performance and workplace productivity; human health: and financial return on investment . These impacts of daylight are reviewed for buildings that are used for work and for which day lighting has been extensively studied, namely offices, schools, hospitals, and retail stores. This literature review examines the benefits and problems of both daylight, as light, and windows, as the most common used method to deliver daylight.
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Better places to live by design: a companion guide to PPG3
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In Taunton Deane how many households were there in 2001? 
 
 
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BETTER CIVIC BUILDINGS AND SPACES
by CABE
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The Taunton Workhouse

Taunton Union workhouse was erected 1836-8 on what is now Trinity Road in Taunton. The architect was Sampson Kempthorne and the design was based on his standard hexagonal plans for the Poor Law Commissioners. A two-storey infirmary block was later erected to the east of the main building, as shown on the 1912 OS map below.
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