SANDFORD MANOR

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1344928
Date first listed:: 29-Mar-1963
List Entry Name:: SANDFORD MANOR
Statutory Address:: SANDFORD MANOR

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1344928
Date first listed:: 29-Mar-1963
Date of most recent amendment:: 24-Jun-1985
List Entry Name:: SANDFORD MANOR
Statutory Address 1:: SANDFORD MANOR

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: SANDFORD MANOR

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Wembdon
National Grid Reference:: ST2703337918

Details

ST23NE 8/97 29.3.63

WEMBDON CP

WEMBDON HILL (South Side)

Sandford Manor (Formerly listed as Sandford Farm House) )

II

Marked on OS map as Sandford Farmhouse.Manor house. Dated by inscription 1570, though core appears earlier, C19 alterations; for Thomas Broughton. Coursed and squared red sandstone rubble, hipped and gabled slate roofs, coped verges, C19 brick stacks. T-plan, of 2 distinct heights, main entrance in a lower wing to rear. Entrance frontage of 2 storeys, 1:2 bays, left bay projecting; predominantly 3 and 4-light reserved chamfer stone mullioned windows, further ovolo-moulded stone mullioned window, stopped labels, 3 window openings to ground floor with relieving arches; 2 windows with iron stanchions and leaded lights; 2 small single-light windows in stone surrounds to right of first floor, one blocked. Semi-circular head stone doorcase, bold carved leaf decoration to the spandrels, moulded cornice on fluted and reeded three-quarter columns, plain capitals, bases on pedestals, each with a lozenge decoration, triangular pediment with a base for a finial at its apex; achievement with mantling to tympanum, in relief;- "TB 1570"; doorway gives onto a benched porch, studded inner plank door, pegged wooden frame. Left return of 3 bays, two 3,4 and 5-light C19 wooden mullioned windows, some with transoms; single C16 4-light stone mullioned window under a relieving arch. Gabled stair turret to West elevation of main block, stairs removed. Some C16 ovolo moulded wooden mullioned windows to rear elevations. Much altered interior; Salient feature the massive fireplace in moulded 4-centred stone surround; some moulded C16 door surrounds. Much re-used C16 panelling to the first floor; early C19 staircase. The former Manor House of the Manor of Sandford.

Listing NGR: ST2703337918

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Legacy System number:: 268948
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.