Great House Farmhouse and Flanking Walls
GREAT HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND FLANKING WALLS, WELLS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1252915
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Great House Farmhouse and Flanking Walls
- Statutory Address:
- GREAT HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND FLANKING WALLS, WELLS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1252915
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Great House Farmhouse and Flanking Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- GREAT HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND FLANKING WALLS, WELLS ROAD
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:
- GREAT HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND FLANKING WALLS, WELLS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wedmore
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 45387 46449
Details
ST44NE WEDMORE CP WELLS ROAD (South side) Theale 11/234 Great House Farmhouse and flanking walls
9.2.61
GV II*
Farmhouse, Dated "WB 1670" on 2 small metal ridge pennants; late C18 and late C19 alterations. Coursed and squared rubble, weathered string at first floor level, coved plaster and dressed stone eaves cornice, hipped slate roof, 2 C20 brick stacks. Bold symmetrical frontage. Two storeys and attic, 5 bays; tall 2-light moulded aullioned and transoned windows, each light with a later casement with glazing bars, some restored, each window to ground floor with a section of brickwork above it. Central door opening, moulded and stopped surround, ribbed and studded door. Left return in conforming style, except centre first floor window with C17 leaded lights; again a central door opening in a moulded and stopped surround; each door opening with a slated pentice on 2 wooden columns. Many C17 interior features; very fine well staircase rising to the attic, moulded handrail, pierced baluster panels with carved serpents, newel posts with elaborate pendants and finials; on the stairs two C17 oil paintings, one a symbolic religious scene in the Flemish style, The other a Roman head; many C17 and C18 doors and architraves, particularly that to left ground floor room repeating the motifs of the staircase on its semi-circular head; dog gate to stairs, again with elaboratate carving, one gate missing at time of resurvey (April 1984); fireplaces to ground and first floor in moulded and stopped stone surrounds with 4-centred heads, some with moulded cornice shelves; paired window shutters to the majority of ground floor windows. Section of rubble wall to each side of frontage, each with a circular opening in a dressed stone surround. (N Pevsner, Buildings of England, 1958).
Listing NGR: ST4538746449
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436027
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South and West Somerset, (1958)
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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