Severidge's Farmhouse
SEVERIDGE'S FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060292
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Severidge's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- SEVERIDGE'S FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060292
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Severidge's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- SEVERIDGE'S FARMHOUSE
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:
- SEVERIDGE'S FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chipstable
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 05109 24182
Details
ST02SE CHIPSTABLE CP _ 4/3 Severidge's Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Late C16, mid C20 front wall refaced, rear wall north-west rebuilt, rear wall north-east removed and entrance cut through former bacon curing chamber east gable end, outshots rebuilt and extended, stair in turret replaced. Roughcast over rubble with brick facing to south front reinforced by full height buttresses, double Roman tiled roof, stone stacks right gable end and to left of cross passage. Plan: 2-cell and cross passage with coeval stair turret flanked by outshots. Two storeys, 3 bays, early C20 2-light many paned casements first floor, ground floor 2 inserted C20 bay windows, right one with double Roman tiled roof extended left to fore porch to C20 door, 2-light window right and small glazed opening end right, Interior: former kitchen to right of cross passage, bressumer beam to large fireplace, right remains of corn drying or malting kiln, blocked square headed opening in gable end wall, rebuilt ventilation opening on facade right, ledge encompassing remaining circular bay with one surviving large nail set higher up, this supported slat slabs pierced with circular ventilation holes, remains of which survive in the farmyard at time of survey (June 1985). Two oven openings, left one lined with flat bedded stone, in re-entrant angle of wall left at ground floor level blocked segmental headed opening. Four-centred arch doorframe to stair turret that originally opened out of kitcnen; similar doorhead to cross passage, evidence of plank and muntin screen, part of which survives in outbuilding, parlour chamfered leafs with step and runout stops including wall plate, rear wall said to have been a timber framed partition first floor framed partition to central jointed cruck truss, 2 other pairs visible set in from gable end walls with through purlins. A very interesting farmhouse disguised by a C20 facade (VAG Report, unpublished SPO, February 1973; Proceedings, SANHS, vol 116, 1972).
Listing NGR: ST0510924182
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 271155
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society in Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, (1972)
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in February, (1973)
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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