West Coker House
WEST COKER HOUSE, RYEFIELDS CLOSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307491
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- West Coker House
- Statutory Address:
- WEST COKER HOUSE, RYEFIELDS CLOSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307491
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- West Coker House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST COKER HOUSE, RYEFIELDS CLOSE
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:
- WEST COKER HOUSE, RYEFIELDS CLOSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- West Coker
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 52255 13332
Details
WEST COKER RYEFIELDS CLOSE ST 5213322 (east side) 10/322 West Coker House
II
House. Various C18 and C19 builds. Ham stone ashlar and carved work; Welsh slate roof with stone slate base course, main roof hipped with projecting coped gables, some parapets; stone chimney stacks. Two-storeys with attic, 7-bays irregular main facade. Bays -1 to -3 represent an early C19 portion, with plain sash windows with single dividing bars bays -1 and -2, to bay -3 an oval window to ground floor above which is a margined staircase window: bay-4 is the first part of the main block, but seemingly a late C19 addition, with ornamental angled bay window, with plain sashes, and attic window in gable over: bay-5 has margined sashes each level and C20 flat roofed dormer: bay-6, also late C19, projects and has a quasi-shell hood to doorway with two flanking sashes, early art noveau style; above two plain sashes in raised surrounds flanking a coat of arms, then swept string course to decorated attic window: bay-7 probably a C18 fragment, with plain sash below + 12-pane sash above, with eaves cornice. Single storey bay in projection to East, and a possibly refronted C18 outbuilding to West, now offices. Has ownership links with Almshouses (qv) and Cross House (qv): in late C19 was a private school.
Listing NGR: ST5225513332
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 263880
- 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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