Abbey Farm House
ABBEY FARM HOUSE, PRESTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1056512
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Farm House
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY FARM HOUSE, PRESTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1056512
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Farm House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY FARM HOUSE, PRESTON ROAD
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:
- ABBEY FARM HOUSE, PRESTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Somerset
- District:
- South Somerset (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Yeovil
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 53659 16254
Details
ST51NW YEOVIL CP PRESTON ROAD (North side)
1/68 Abbey Farm House
19.3.51
GV I
Farmhouse, now offices and yard of building contractors. Probably built c1420 by John Stourton II, known as Jenkyn. Ham Stone squared and tooled with worked ashlar dressings, stone slated roofs. Built on a North/South axis, the principal elevation faces West with hall on right-hand side, this has two 2- light mullioned windows set between offset buttresses and a (restored) dais window on extreme right hand; Next to hall is 2-storey porch, with 2-centred entrance arch, roll moulded square frame, no hood, blank shield and foliage in spandrels: Inside vault with ridge and diagonal ribs; stone benches, iron hinges. To left hand of porch 2-storey portion with mullioned windows to both levels: some C15, others as late as C19 - some doorways and windows now blocked. At North end of this block a wide wall with wide coping carrying fine C15 octagonal chimney, each side having a panel with trefoil head (a second tier damaged by bomb in 1940). North again further 2-storey building (? fodder store) not as high as main block, with outside steps. Projecting westwards from main block a C19 single storey addition. Internally (not fully inspected) the screens passage shows work of several periods. The hall, 12.2 x 6.5 metres had the roof lowered in the 1840's when the South chimney and upper part of dais window were removed: hall restored C1920 (after a fire) when much new material was introduced and the chimney and dais window restored, and an intermediate floor added. The North block much altered, leaving glimpes of old details. The variety of modern buildings on the East side, which completely masks the former East elevation, not of interest. Originally Preston Great Farm, always lay-ownership, ("Abbey" is a C19 misnomer), this is a hall house of considerable importance (Wood, Margaret: 'The English Medieval House' 1965 Garner, T.E. Stratton, A 'Domestic Architecture of England during the Tudor Period' 1929, also notes for SANHS by Sir R. de Z. Hall and E.H. Silcox).
Listing NGR: ST5365916254
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 261406
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Wood, E, The English Medieval House, (1965)
Garner, , Stratton, , Domestic Architecture of England during the Tudor Period, (1929)
Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society in Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, Vol. 80, ()
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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