Holy Well Farm
HOLY WELL FARM
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253059
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Holy Well Farm
- Statutory Address:
- HOLY WELL FARM
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253059
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jun-1988
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Holy Well Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOLY WELL FARM
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:
- HOLY WELL FARM
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 42457 49699
Details
In the entry for
ST 44 NW WEDMORE STOUGHTON CROSS
10/260 Stoughton Cross Farmhouse
II
the address shall be amended to read STOUGHTON CROSS
Holy Well Farm
The list was previously amended in respect of this entry on 16.6.1988
------------------------------------ The following building shall be added to the list
ST 44 NW WEDMORE STOUGHTON CROSS
10/260 Stoughton Cross farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Early C17, possibly with earlier origins; altered C19 and C20. Rendered rubblestone; Roman tile roof. 3-cell plan with through passage, added cell to right. 2 storeys, 5 1st floor windows.Garden front: added porch to bay-2 doorway; late C20 glazed door to left bay, otherwise late C20 windows, respecting positions of original windows. Late C20 brick stacks to ends and bridge between bays 2 and 3. Rear: projecting gabled bay on right possibly C17/C18 in origin but heightened and with late C20 glazed door and window above; added outshut to rest of main range with board door and late C20 windows. Interior: main interest lies in the room to right of the entrance passage which has large fireplace with chamfered timber lintel supported on right side by monolithic jamb with chamfer terminating in half pyramidal stop; also compartmented ceiling, the principal beams with broad chamfers, the joists with scratch-moulded soffits. Left-hand room has chamfered cross-beams with run-out stops, and inserted fireplace. 1st floor: rear wall has 3 blocked single-light windows with splayed jambs, wide floorboards, between the two original right-hand bays, partition wall has low doorway (below tie beam) framed by posts with triangular cut tops giving shouldered head. The only surviving original roof truss is at this point; it has steeply-pitched principal rafters with seating for former trenched purlins, tie-beam and slightly cambered collar.
Listing NGR: ST4245749699
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436191
- 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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