Capton House
CAPTON HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057496
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Capton House
- Statutory Address:
- CAPTON HOUSE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/15300/21
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057496
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Capton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CAPTON HOUSE
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:
- CAPTON HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stogumber
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 08029 39412
Details
ST03NE STOGUMBER CP CAPTON
5/156 Capton House
22.5.69
GV II
Farmhouse. Early C17, upper floor rebuilt early C19, extensively altered mid C20. Red sandstone random rubble, partially rendered, modern slate roof, coped verges, stone stacks gable ends, brick stack rising from eaves between first and second bays left. Plan: 3 cell and cross passage modified, 2 storey porch, stair turret at rear and gabled rear wing. 2 storeys, 3:1:1 bays, all windows in facade C20, first floor 2-light casements left of gabled 2 storey rendered porch with finial and kneelers, 2-light hollow chamfered mullion under square hood mould, similar 3-light to right and on groundfloor flanking arched opening to porch, French windows to left with single storey one bay gabled projection beyond. Two stage stepped buttresses in outer bays. A photograph of the house in 1957 shows it without the hollow chamfered stone mullioned windows. Interior modernised. (Photograph in NMR; VAG Report, unpublished SRO, August 1976).
Listing NGR: ST0802939412
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 264919
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in August, (1976)
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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