Description

SS 54 SW BITTADON

4/11 Narracott Farmhouse
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- II

Farmhouse, now used as farm store. C17 with C19 additions. Rubble stone with part
slate part corrugated iron roof. Cruciform plan with 4 gable ends. 2 storeys C17
hall at south end with gable end rubble stack to left of 2-light casement (2 panes
each light). 3 light hall casement 3 panes each light and 2 light window in
projecting stair turret in the angle. East projection has 3 light window to left of
projecting rubble stone porch with slated lean-to roof. East gable end is blind
except for 2 light casement, 3 panes each light, in the splayed end of the outshut
in the north side. North gable end has similar 2 light casement over square opening
with timber lintel and slate sill. West gable end has 2 blocked openings with
cambered arches. 2 storey outshut to right has 2 light openings on each floor to
right of entrance porch with cambered rubble arch and heavily recessed plank door.
Stopped and chamfered hall beam and ovolo moulded surround to hall doorway to wooden
winder staircase. Single heavy C17 truss survives over the hall. Remaining roof
timbers appear to be C19. Stopped and chamfered chamber doorframe at head of
staircase. The internal partition walls remain intact complete with plaster.

Listing NGR: SS5466742725

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26400955

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)