OVERMOOR FARMHOUSE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1022076
Date first listed:: 01-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:: OVERMOOR FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: OVERMOOR FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1022076
Date first listed:: 01-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:: OVERMOOR FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: OVERMOOR FARMHOUSE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: OVERMOOR FARMHOUSE

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

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Corsham
National Grid Reference:: ST 85942 68586

Details

CORSHAM MOOR BARTON ST 86 NE 3/278 Overmoor Farmhouse GV II

Farmhouse, C16 and C17, rough rendered rubble stone with stone tiled roofs. Main range is 2 storeys and attic, with coped gables north end and rear wall stacks. Two hipped dormers. Four-window range, C19 4-12-4 pane sashes to left bay, each floor, the other 3 bays near symmetrical with recessed hollow-moulded mullion windows and hoodmoulds, 4-light with king mullion each side, 2-light to first floor centre. Ground floor right window replaced by 4-12-4 pane sash. Additional 2-light window to right of centre. Central later C17 ashlar gabled porch with fine moulded doorcase; basket- arched doorway, architrave, cornice on scrolled brackets, shallow pediment and low relief finials over. Moulded inner doorcase with studded plank door. South end wall has similar 3-light mullion window and hoodmould. Rear of main range has central projection for truncated outside stack, wall-face stack to right. Two-light window each floor adjoining outside stack to right, to left, single stair light, 2 first floor 3-lights, 2 ground floor 2-lights, all with hoodmoulds and plank door in moulded oak frame to left. Attached at north end is 'L'-plan range connecting to 'L'-plan stable and loft. Section north of house has adjacent ridge stacks, coped north gable, east front plank door and casement, rear 12-pane eaves hipped dormer, door in triangular stone tiled porch, in angle to a 2 storey north-west outhouse and 8-pane window to right of door. Range running east has south side oak plank door in oak frame, and one 3-light with hoodmould, ovolo-moulded. Stable range has single light and door to south, gable to east and wing running north with east side door and casements to both floors. Interior: Heavy chamfered beams to north end room with moulded stone arched fireplace. A date of 1547 said to have been found on roof timber. House belonged to West family c1560-1609, Long family 1609-77, Speke family of Hazelbury Manor 1677-97 and to Edwards family 1697-1913. (H. Brakspear, Corsham n.d. 28)

Listing NGR: ST8594168550

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Legacy System number:: 315306
Legacy System:: LBS

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Brakspear, H, Corsham28

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.