Kerscott Farmhouse

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SWIMBRIDGE SS 62 NW 11/172 Kerscott Farmhouse

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Farmhouse, now private dwelling. Probably early C16 remodelled in late C16 and again in C17 when it was extended. Restored 1970s. Partially rendered stone rubble and cob. Asbestos slate roof, hipped at right end. Tall rendered lateral hall stack to front and 2 stacks to rear that to left side is rendered, that to right side truncated. 3-room formerly open hall house, remodelled in C17 when rear gable ended extension was added at right angles to rear and probably the shippon at left end, which is set back slightly from the main range. Through-passage partition to right side removed. In C20 the dairy outshut in the angle of the rear extension was largely rebuilt to form a twin gable ended extension to the rear and the shippon converted to form part of dwelling. 2 storeys 5-window range, a horned sash 4 over 8 panes to left end of shippon and sash, 3 over 6 panes above 12-paned sash to left side of new range. 2-light timber mullion window at right gable end, otherwise C20 fenestration. C17 doorway to through-passage with slate canopy, chamfered door surround and old 3 plank door with cover strips. Interior: the house contains some fine interior features. The parlour on inner room below the hall has a scroll-stopped ovolo-moulded fireplace lintel, dado panelling to 2 sides of the room, 2 panels high with raised and fielded panels. Fine ornamental early C17 plasterwork ceiling with enriched geometrical ribwork with running vine pattern and sprays and fleur-de-lis to the outer tips of the design in form of overall cross-shape with radiating squares in the angles. Hall has a scroll-stopped ovolo-moulded fireplace lintel. Chamfered beam with large scroll stops and chamfered bressumer at through-passage end, with some probably reset C17 dado panelling, 2 panels high along the wall. Chamfered and scroll- stopped durns to through-passage doorway with old 3-plank door. C17 ovolo-moulded door surround to rear of halls with scroll-stopped durns. Room to right of through-passage has roughly chamfered beams, and reset section of plank and muntin screen to inserted stairs, 4 planks wide with chamfered muntins, 3 of the planks have triple pierced lights with pointed heads. Right-hand extension to rear has C17 straight-headed doorway with chamfered and scroll-stopped durns and chamfered and scroll-stopped fireplace lintel. Staircase has thick turned balusters and moulded handrail with thick turned newel to bottom of flight with acorn finial and balustrade at head of stairs with balusters raised on plinth with newels of square section with moulded caps. Scroll-stopped ovolo-moulded fireplace lintel to principal chamber which has a fine late C16 ornamental plaster ceiling which has single ribs radiating as 8 petals from foliated centre with encircling string with alternating fleur-de-lis and spray to the tips. Plasterwork moulded cornice to all 4 walls interlocking '5' frieze. The ceiling is suspended from a collar rafter roof structure over this chamber only with 10 rafter couples with side-pegged collars and ties. Over the through-passage is a raised cruck truss with collar tenoned into soffit mortices to the blades and single trenches to each blade. 2 roughly hewn pegged trusses over upper end and single C17 trusses to rear righthand extension and shippon end with lap-jointed collars, that over shippon retains 2 tiers of trenched purlins, ridge purlin and common rafters.

Listing NGR: SS6317029405

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