PENN HOUSE WITH RETAINING WALL AND STONE STAIRS TO NORTH-EAST OF HOUSE

PENN HOUSE WITH RETAINING WALL AND STONE STAIRS TO NORTH-EAST OF HOUSE, PENN HILL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1173304
Date first listed:: 17-Oct-1983
List Entry Name:: PENN HOUSE WITH RETAINING WALL AND STONE STAIRS TO NORTH-EAST OF HOUSE
Statutory Address:: PENN HOUSE WITH RETAINING WALL AND STONE STAIRS TO NORTH-EAST OF HOUSE, PENN HILL

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Date:: 1999-10-08
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1173304
Date first listed:: 17-Oct-1983
List Entry Name:: PENN HOUSE WITH RETAINING WALL AND STONE STAIRS TO NORTH-EAST OF HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: PENN HOUSE WITH RETAINING WALL AND STONE STAIRS TO NORTH-EAST OF HOUSE, PENN HILL

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:: PENN HOUSE WITH RETAINING WALL AND STONE STAIRS TO NORTH-EAST OF HOUSE, PENN HILL

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

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Yeovil
National Grid Reference:: ST 55694 15725

Details

ST5515NE 8/55

YEOVIL CP PENN HILL (West side)

Penn House with retaining wall and stone stairs to North-east of house

- II

Town House, in considerable grounds; Middle C19. Rendered with stone dressings; hipped slate roof with wide soffite supported by pairs of wood corbel brackets at intervals; rendered brick chimney stacks. Two and a half storeys, the West entrance facade is of 3-bays, the centre bay projecting. Segmental sweep of 5 steps (with middle C20 wrought iron railings) leads to pair of doors with upper panels glazed, set in a deep hallow-chamfered semi-circular arched recess with arch and impost mouldings, there being a cast iron radial fanlight over the door: a blank arched recess to the left, to the right a single storey angled stone bay window with plain sashes: to the first floor three 9-pane sash windows, the centre being in an architrave. Parapet to centre projection, and above 2-timber dormer windows with slightly pitched roofs. The South garden elevation has 4-bays: the ground floor being obscured by a substantial stone colonnaded conservatory with flat roof, the openings have semi-circular headed arches and are part glazed: to the first floor 2-floor length semi-circular headed 12-pane margined sashes; (one blind) on either side two 9-pane sash windows with original sliding venetian shutters; off-centre dormer window with two small sash windows and segmental roof. The East side has a straightforward 5 bay facade, with basement window in addition. To the North side is a middle C20 extension of little interest. The interior not inspected. To the North East of the building a flight of stone steps with moulded stone balustrade, piers, and return wing wall to house, included for their interest. The house understood to have been built by Peter Daniell, a glove manufacturer and town developer.

Listing NGR: ST5569415725

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Legacy System:: LBS

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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.