Acklands
ACKLANDS, BUSHY CROSS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344557
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Acklands
- Statutory Address:
- ACKLANDS, BUSHY CROSS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344557
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Acklands
- Statutory Address 1:
- ACKLANDS, BUSHY CROSS LANE
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:
- ACKLANDS, BUSHY CROSS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ruishton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 26379 24981
Details
RUISHTON CP BUSHY CROSS LANE (East side) ST22SE
5/97 Acklands
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- II
Farmhouse. Late C16-early Cl7, enlarged subsequently. Roughcast, double Roman tiled roof, large external stack right gable end, roughcast stacks between first and second bays right and to left of entrance. Plan: thought to be originally 2-cell and cross passage extended to 3-cell with rear wall built out to include winder stairs. Two storeys, 3:1 bays, all late C20 wooden 3 and 4-light casements with plate glass, wall breaks forward between first and second bays right, entrance second bay left, hipped pantiled porch carried on wooden columns with triangular plinths; left return, gable end rebuilt in brick, outshot at rear. Interior not seen, said to contain timber framed wattle and daub partition to cross passage right, axial ceiling beams chamfered with step and runout stops in centre room, originally the kitchen, timber framed partition to rear wall and that of room beyond; to left of cross passage 4-panel compartment ceiling not extending to fireplace bressumer and possibly reused. Said to contain remains of a jointed cruck truss roof. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, February 1974).
Listing NGR: ST2638024986
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 270888
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in February, (1974)
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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