Description

SE 8932 NORTH CAVE WESTGATE
(north side)
17/84
Nos 56 and 58 (Milestone
Farmhouse)

GV II

House of 3 builds. Main block of late C18 with rear cross wing of earlier
origins and C19 extension to right. Coursed rubble, pantile roof. Central-
hallway entry to main block with extension breaking forward slightly to
right. 2 storeys, with 3 bays to slightly asymmetrical main block, and
single-bay extension. Plinth to main block. 4-panel door beneath overlight
in C19 pedimented doorcase. 4-pane sashes to main block, 16-pane sashes to
extension, all beneath stuccoed channelled wedge lintels. Gable coping,
shaped kneelers and end stacks to main block. Lower roof to extension,
hipped roof to right with stacks rising from rear pitch. Cross wing to rear
is single storey with steeply-pitched roof. Interior contains some original
fireplaces, that to sitting room with urns and swags to frieze. Original
round-arched keyed alcoves to sitting room. Open-string staircase with
square-section balusters and carved tread ends. Basket grates to bedrooms.

Listing NGR: SE8904732308

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26364668

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)