The Manor House and Manor Cottage With Gate and Railings Enclosing Forecourt
THE MANOR HOUSE AND MANOR COTTAGE WITH GATE AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING FORECOURT, POST OFFICE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1249249
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House and Manor Cottage With Gate and Railings Enclosing Forecourt
- Statutory Address:
- THE MANOR HOUSE AND MANOR COTTAGE WITH GATE AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING FORECOURT, POST OFFICE LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1249249
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1958
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House and Manor Cottage With Gate and Railings Enclosing Forecourt
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MANOR HOUSE AND MANOR COTTAGE WITH GATE AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING FORECOURT, POST OFFICE LANE
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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 AND MANOR COTTAGE WITH GATE AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING FORECOURT, POST OFFICE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tatworth and Forton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST3295005067
Details
ST320S TATWORTH AND FORTON CP POST OFFICE LANE (west side)
SOUTH CHARD
12/99 The Manor house and Manor Cottage
with gate andrailings enclosing
forecourt
(formerly listed as Manor House
in the Civil Parish of Chard)
4.2.58
- II
Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings, with railings and gate. Possibly C16, enlarged one bay north possibly early-mid C19 when
porch added, refenestrated late C19-early C20. Roughcast with retains of render grooved as ashlar and quoins in
north-east corner of facade, exposed rubble north gable end, rubble plinth, thatched roof half-hipped to left, brick
stack between first and second bays right at original north gable end of building, ashlar stack with coved cornice to
left of through passage. Plan: 3-cell and cross passage extended one bay north. East front; one and a half storeys, 4:1
bays 3-light dormer left, tall 3-light dormer, -light casement set below eaves over entrance, 3-light dormer to right,
C20 window in extension, ground floor two 3-light windows left and one right of entrance, C20 window in extension with
flat roofed box porch of corrugated sheeting to right, t20 door; Rain entrance flat mated columnar porch with turned
columns, moulded cornice, fretted apron and panelled soffit, latter in very poor condition at title of survey (November
1985), Interior not seen, probably contains features of interest. Railings, mid C19 signed Smith, Chard. Cast iron set
in cast-iron coping of dwarf wall with upper course of brickwork, random rubble chert below. Railings returned around
forecourt to building with entrances to warehouses and extension. Enriched heads to uprights, curved supports and
cast-iron gatepiers, 2 single cast-iron gates.
Listing NGR: ST3295005067
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 430747
- 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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