Gastard Court Farmhouse
GASTARD COURT FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1284461
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- Statutory Address:
- GASTARD COURT FARMHOUSE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1284461
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- Statutory Address 1:
- GASTARD COURT FARMHOUSE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GASTARD COURT FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Corsham
- National Grid Reference:
- ST8902168209
Details
ST 86 NE
1/139
20.12.60
CORSHAM
GASTARD
Gastard Court Farmhouse
GV
II
Farmhouse, late medieval and C17, rubble stone with Bridgwater tile
roof, half-hipped, with ridge stack. Large projecting gable to
crosswing right of centre, continued to rear with west side chimney
gable. North front has, to left, 2 large buttresses flanking 3-
light recessed ovolo-moulded window with hoodmould, then door in
C19 flush surround with dormer gable over and 2-light recessed
cyma-moulded window. Crosswing gable projects slightly with higher
roof line, 3-light recessed cyma-moulded window and hoodmould to
each floor. Range to right at similar roof height has roof
continued over lean-to with door and various windows. Rear has
similar pair of heavy buttresses to right, flanking 2-light
recessed cyma-moulded window. Gable over with 3-light recessed
ovolo-moulded window and hoodmould. To right upper casement pair
and door in angle to crosswing. Crosswing has east side ground
floor 2-light and hoodmould, south end 3-light with hoodmould to
each foor, all ovolo-moulded and large chimney gable to west.
Range to left has C19 two-light windows, one above, 2 below.
Interior: east end room has heavy beamed 4-panel ceiling and large
timber lintel fireplace. The house belonged to the Jones family
c1560, passed to R. Sherfield 1605, to the Colborne family 1631-
1744 and then to the Mitchell family 1744-1876.
(H. Brakspear, Corsham n.d 28 - reprint Wilts Arch Mag 43, 511-39).
Listing NGR: ST8902168209
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 315166
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Brakspear, H, Corsham, (), 28
Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine in Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, (), 511-39
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