Egwood House
EGWOOD HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366438
- Date first listed:
- 18-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Egwood House
- Statutory Address:
- EGWOOD HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366438
- Date first listed:
- 18-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Egwood House
- Statutory Address 1:
- EGWOOD 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:
- EGWOOD HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Merriott
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 43283 12835
Details
ST4312 MERRIOTT CP ---
8/96 Egwood House
II
Detached house. Circa 1820, modified c1911. Ham stone ashlar; Welsh slate roofs, hipped to main block, but with some coped gables; ashlar chimney stacks. Two storeys, north entrance elevation of 4 bays. Bay 1 is a projection hipped at each end, and has a projecting chimney stack with offsets, and a hollow-chamfered mullioned window in chamfered recess with label, of 3 lights. Bay 2 is recessed, having a wide gable with ball finial, 3-light mullioned window first floor, and 2-light ground floor left to match. Central coped gabled porch with semi-circular open arch to 6-panel inner door. Bay 3 is further set back, with band and eaves course and end pilaster, with 3-light horizontal-bar casements to both floors, with voussoired flat arches. Bay 4 a projecting single-storey-with-attic kitchen window having similar casements in east flank, but one leaded casement above; roof has stone ridge and stone slate base courses. South elevation has partially blocked doorway with pilasters and open pediment, and transomed chamfered-mullioned windows, with an added 2-storey bay of 1911. Inside, a variety of work of both c1820, and of 1911, when the house was modified and extended. The estate probably assembled in late C18 (VCH Somerset, Vol IV, 1978, p53).
Listing NGR: ST4328312835
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262349
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1978), 53
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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