Description

ST71NW HENSTRIDGE CP SHERBORNE ROAD (South side)

6/98 Toomer Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Part C18, part C19, with earlier fragments. Local stone: North, C18 half coursed rubble, South C19 half, cut
and squared, ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof between coped gables; brick and cast stone chimney stacks. 'U'-plan; 2
storeys 3 bays North elevation, of which outer bays are gabled, with linking parpet. 2-light leaded casements with iron
opening lights above to outer bays and below a steel and a small-pane casement, all in plain openings with stone
lintols; central chamfered pointed segmental doorway with pair boarded and studded doors; above a worn apparently Tudor
cartouche of arms, under the top of a C15 cusped window light. South elevation 3 bays with outer projecting wings,
string course between floors; 2-light casements with arched tracery glazing bars; central pair glazed doors set under
deep lintol with 4-centre arch and incised carvings; on West side of C19 portion 2 oeil-de-boeuf windows, blocked and
presumably reused; leaded casements to C18 portion. Interior not seen.

Listing NGR: ST7083119096

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307965

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)