Townsend and Front Boundary Railings
TOWNSEND AND FRONT BOUNDARY RAILINGS, 51, LOWER ODCOMBE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241681
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Townsend and Front Boundary Railings
- Statutory Address:
- TOWNSEND AND FRONT BOUNDARY RAILINGS, 51, LOWER ODCOMBE
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- Date:
- 2004-04-15
- Reference:
- IOE01/11511/18
- Rights:
- © Mr John H. Sparkes. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241681
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1961
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Townsend and Front Boundary Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWNSEND AND FRONT BOUNDARY RAILINGS, 51, LOWER ODCOMBE
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:
- TOWNSEND AND FRONT BOUNDARY RAILINGS, 51, LOWER ODCOMBE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Odcombe
- National Grid Reference:
- ST5095815928
Details
ST5015 0DCOMBE CP LOWER 0DC0MBE (East side)
10/256 No 51
(Townsend) and front boundary
railings
(formerly listed is Towsend
Farmhouse)
19.4.61
GV II
Detached house. Probably C17. Raw stone roughly cut and squared ashlar dressings, to bays 1 and 2, remainder ashlar;
Welsh slate roof between stepped coped gables; stone slab chimney stacks. two storeys, 4 bays. Hollow-chamfer mullioned
windows of 3 lights with labels, all rectangular-leaded with iron-framed opening lights, and all in wave-mould recesses
except bay 1 where recesses are chamfered; to lower bay 3 a fair of boarded doors in cambered arched doorway with
incised spandrils and deep lintol with square label. Lean-to against north gable with simple light window having beaded
surround, and a north porch. Interior not seen. About 2 metres west of house are wrot iron railings set on low stone
wall, with simple necked points to rails and cast fleur-de-lys finials to arch braced standards, and with matching gate
opposite doorway, having ogee bracing and scroll ornament to middle and bottom rails, all adding to the setting of the
house and to the streetscene.
Listing NGR: ST5095815928
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440754
- 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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