Manor Farmhouse
MANOR FARMHOUSE, KNAPP, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON, TA3 6BQ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1176652
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Manor Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, KNAPP, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON, TA3 6BQ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1176652
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Manor Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, KNAPP, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON, TA3 6BQ
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:
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, KNAPP, NORTH CURRY, TAUNTON, TA3 6BQ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- North Curry
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 30507 25570
Details
ST3025
10/55
NORTH CURRY CP
KNAPP
Manor Farmhouse
GV II*
Farmhouse. Late medieval, ceiled C16 and hall fireplace inserted, east gable end partly rebuilt with date 1626, west gable end demolished and building extended one room beyond, altered internally C18, restored late C20. Graduated, squared and coursed local grey sandstone, parts of cob including gable ends, thatched roof hipped to right, brick stacks right and to left of cross passage.
Plan: open hall ceiled to three-cell and cross passage, extended one room west, outshot at rear in north-east corner against rebuilt wall. One and a half storeys, long facade, first floor windows rising from eaves, six-light wooden casement left, two-light right, ground floor C20 casements two three-light left and one right of entrance, remains of moulded head of four-centred arch doorframe cut when smaller door inserted, plain chamfered four-centred door frame to rear of cross passage.
Interior: right of cross passage chamfered beams and large chamfered bressumer dated 1636, large curing chamber to right lit on gable end, spice cupboard with fielded panel in southeast corner; to left six-panel compartment ceiling cut by rear corridor, moulded beam thought to be to earlier firehood and probably reset, grate now set back with stair beside, remains of plaster frieze on west wall, cupboard in north wall with fielded panels; two west rooms entered from rear, six-panel compartment ceiling with steeply chamfered beams in inner room with remains of similar plasterwork frieze, framed partition. Upper storey, evidence of full cruck and joint cruck truss roof with smoke blackening, east gable end room open to roof, said to have been a cheese room with remains of hoisting tackle. The two westerly rooms are used as agricultural buildings with ruins of stables adjoining, Also known as Lower Knapp Farm.
(VAG Report, unpublished SRO, March 1983).
Listing NGR: ST3050725570
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 270839
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in March, (1983)
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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