Compton House and Forecourt Railings
COMPTON HOUSE AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1173405
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Compton House and Forecourt Railings
- Statutory Address:
- COMPTON HOUSE AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, WEST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1173405
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Compton House and Forecourt Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- COMPTON HOUSE AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, WEST 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:
- COMPTON HOUSE AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Axbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 42639 54619
Details
ST4254 AXBRIDGE WEST STREET (South side)
11/84 Compton House and forecourt railings
9.2.61
GV II*
Manor house. Early C17, mid C18 alterations; for Prowse family. Roughcast, parapet with plain coping, double-Roman tile roof, 2 massive concrete-block stacks. Irregular frontage of 2 and 3 storeys, 4 bays, flush-mounted 12-pane sash windows, except 2 16-pane sash windows to left of ground floor and 2 2-light ovolo-moulded mullioned and transomed windows to right on third floor, the top half of the mullions removed and replaced by 8-light casements; 2 low casements with glazing bars to right of ground floor. Door opening with a mid-C18 6-panelled door, top 2 panels glazed, stone porch with a cornice on 2 Tuscan columns, 2 pilasters to wall. Garden front in a symmetrical classical style, sash windows with glazing bars. Interior with features of C17 and C18, most important a C17 panelled room to first floor, entablature with representations of mythical beasts, panelling cut down from a larger room. 2 fireplaces in 4-centred head stone surrounds also on first floor. Ground floor with a fireplace in an eared and moulded marbleised surround, carved entablature with a decorative head; the remainder of this room with further mid C18 features, including a decorative chair-rail and a moulded plaster cornice. Further ground floor room with pine-panelling. Hall with re-used C17 panelling. Railed forecourt, paired central gates.
Listing NGR: ST4263954619
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 268740
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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