Mathews Farm House
MATHEWS FARM HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344567
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Mathews Farm House
- Statutory Address:
- MATHEWS FARM HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344567
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Mathews Farm House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MATHEWS FARM HOUSE
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:
- MATHEWS FARM HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Pitminster
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 21169 18839
Details
PITMINSTER CP ST21NW BLAGDON HILL 10/100 Mathews Farm House GV II Farmhouse, now cottage. Probably C17 rebuild of medieval house, refenestrated and altered late C20. Rendered over rubble and possibly cob, concrete tiled roof, rebuilt brick stacks set in from gable end left and to right of cross passage. L-plan: 2-cell and cross passage, it is thought that the open hall house was ceiled and north gable end with fireplace added in the C17 when the winder stair in outshot at rear of southern room was added and together with the stack beside cross passage. Two storeys, 3 bays; all late C20 windows, central recessed door with C20 moulded surround; large raking buttress on south gable end at junction with outshot. Interior not seen, said to contain chamfered lintel to north gable end fireplace, chamfered stone jambs, curing chamber left and winder stairs right rebuilt to extend over bread oven; chamfered beans with double step and runout stops and scroll stops; timbered framed partition to cross passage, chamfered peaked doorframe to southern room, rear door way almost flat peaked. The property has been documented to 1489. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, April 1980).
Listing NGR: ST2116918839
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 271047
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in April, (1980)
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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