The Manor House
THE MANOR HOUSE, SILVER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1176131
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, SILVER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1176131
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, SILVER 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:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, SILVER STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Barton St. David
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 54189 32358
Details
ST53SW BARTON ST DAVID CP SILVER STREET (East side)
2/15 The Manor House (formerly listed as Manor Farmhouse) 17.4.59
- II*
Detached house. Mostly C16 and C17. Local lias stone cut and squared, with Doulting ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof over stone base courses between coped gables; stone and brick chimney stacks. H-plan. 2 storeys with attics, 2-bay west elevation. Hollow chamfered mullioned windows in recesses, with continuons label below and separate labels above; left windows 3-light and right 4-light, with mostly C20 infills. south elevation of 3-bays of which the outer are projecting gables;-bay 1 has 4-light hollow chamfered mullioned windows in recesses, with labels, to main floors, matching 3-light to attic gable, with barley-sugar twist finial to coping: bay 2 has 4-light windows, but the lower has ovolo moulded mullions, and to left a C20 door in recess: bay 3 is lower in height and may be earlier; 2-light hollow chamfer mullioned window without label to upper floor, in corner against bay 2 an unexplained stone projection. On east side 3-light ovolo moulded windows in end gable, first and attic floors, both with labels. On north side a projecting C19 kitchen wing to bay 1, then a portion straight jointed with south block, which has a reserve chamfered mullioned lower window. Internally the layout much altered, and original plan not obvious. Features include upper half only of a circular timber stairway of good width, with tree east and solid shaped treads, inner handrail well clear of newel; a triangular arched reserve chamfered stone fireplace surround in west room; chamfered beams with runout steps generally, but with deep hollow chamfered beams to small south east corner projection; fine ovolo-moulded cambered arch in timber to first floor corridor, and 3 ovolo-mould doorways to attic with original boarded doors. Said to be former home of Adams family who emigrated to America, their descendants including John Quincy Adams.
Listing NGR: ST5418932358
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262820
- 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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