The Mount House
THE MOUNT HOUSE, TOP STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1022515
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Mount House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MOUNT HOUSE, TOP STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1022515
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Mount House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MOUNT HOUSE, TOP STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE MOUNT HOUSE, TOP STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Somerford
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 96397 83035
Details
GREAT SOMERFORD TOP STREET ST 98 SE 3/210 The Mount House 12.12.51 II* House, C16 refronted in early C19, rubble stone with roughcast front, stone slate roofs. Two storeys and attic. Three window formal front with ashlar ridge stack and end stacks. Raised angle piers to centre bay and outer angles, timber eaves cornice and centre pediment. First floor 12-pane sash each side and round- headed centre window. Ground floor French window each side with margin glazing bars and centre double half-glazed doors in wrought- iron tent porch. Rubble stone east wall and plinth of rear wall, roughcast above with one-window range of casement pairs. In angle to rear wing flat-roofed stair tower, roughcast with north cross window and open ground floor with framed plank door within. Rear wing has ridge stack, one hipped dormer and leaded casements, casement pair each floor to left, then casement each floor, then 2- storey gabled porch with small pair of sashes over flat-headed entry. Ashlar base. Timber-frame wall of main house exposed within porch. Plank door. Casement to right of porch and end wall lean-to with large red brick stack and slate roof. Interior: framing apparently of a single build with bar-stopped beams and one compartmental ceiling in rear wing. Late C17 or early C18 stair with original folding door at foot and sliding shutters to stair-light and turned balusters at landing. One upper room in rear wing has early C18 panelling and bolection- moulded fireplace. The Mount House was the manor house of Somerford Maltravers, held in middle ages by Maltravers family, said to have been rebuilt shortly before sale in 1575 to John Yewe or Yeo, clothier. Held by Jason family 1609-98, bought 1698 by John Smith of Wanborough and held by Smith family and descendants until 1940. Refronting was probably for Dr William Smith, died 1833, who inherited in 1798. (P. Hobbs, Somerford Magna, 1982)
Listing NGR: ST9639683038
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 316336
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hobbs, P, Somerford Magna, (1982)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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