MANOR FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1249291
Date first listed:: 25-Sep-1983
List Entry Name:: MANOR FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: MANOR FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1249291
Date first listed:: 25-Sep-1983
List Entry Name:: MANOR FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: MANOR FARMHOUSE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: MANOR FARMHOUSE

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District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Tatworth and Forton
National Grid Reference:: ST3289605798

Details

ST3205 TATWORTH AND FORTON CP TATWORTH 12/108 Manor Farmhouse (formerly listed as Manor Farmhouse. near South Chard in the Civil Parish of Chard) 25.9.83

- II

Farmhouse and cottage adjoining. Late C17-early C18. Rubble faced with red brick, header bond, rubble and Ham stone plinth on facade of main block, dog-tooth brick cornice, slate roofs, coped verges to main block, brick stacks gable ends and to left of through passage also centre of lower independently roofed cottage wing. Plan: 3-cell and cross passage with 2- cell cottage, former kitchen and dairy, adjoining. Main block: 2 stareys, 4 bays, flat brick voussoirs to slightly enlarged window openings with C20 reconstructed stone ovolo moulded mullion windows with plate glass, 3-light first floor with 2-light over entrance, 3-light ground floor, entrance second bay right, 4-panel door with 2 inserted lights, cantilevered porch carried on 3 brackets; to right 2 storey, 2 bay, brick surrounds to 2-light casements without glazing bars, entrance centre left, gabled porch with C20 plank door. Rear elevation: catslide roof over stair turret opening out of hall with semi-circular headed 2-light leaded casement. Interior not seen; said to contain featureless inner room, small hall with Ham stone fire- place with bead mouldings and moulded plaster ceiling, dog leg stair with dropped rails and 3 stall balusters to each rail, sloping ceiling above has plaster panel of 2 hearts pierced by an arrow; kitchen with blocked fire- place and depressed 4-centred wooden lintel and bead moulded sides; roof of 6 tie-beam trusses. Cottage said to contain unchamfered beams, remains of bresstiiser fireplace and external bread oven.(VAG Report, unpublished SRO, July 1983).

Listing NGR: ST3289605798

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Legacy System number:: 431366
Legacy System:: LBS

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'Vernacular Architecture Group Report' in July, (1983)

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.