Description

WEST COKER CP EAST STREET (South side)
ST5113
9/265 No.26
(Cross House)
(formerly listed as Cross Farm)
19.4.61
GV II

House, C17 origins, refronted in late C18. Ham stone ashlar; hipped Welsh slate roof, brick chimneyy stacks. 'L'-shape
plan, 2-storeys, symmetrical 3-bay North front. Plinth, rusticated quoins, band course and eaves course; 3-light stone
framed windows with beaded and architraved surrounds; blocked central architraved doorway with two 2-light windows to
either side. Matching 4-bay return wing to rear. Interior not seen. Comprehensive VAG Report refers to C18 penelling
in dining room and of C18 fireplaces; also deep chamfered beams with step and run off stops. House of the Randell
family for more than 300 years; in mid C18 Joseph was the villages major sailcloth maker, hemp and flax dealer: his son
Israel founded the nearby twine works (qv). (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, 1973).

Listing NGR: ST5191513456

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26308918

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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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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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)