Description

SP 61 SW 5/8
BOARSTALL
THE SPANS
BRILL

Touchbridge Farmhouse

II

House. Late C17-early C18, altered and extended early-mid C19.
C17-C18 wing to N.W. is of thin brick in English bond with plinth and
first floor band course. Hipped old tile roof, brick chimney with
pilaster at S.W. corner. 2 storeys and attic, 3 bays. Irregular
3-pane sash windows and blocked openings. Centre bay has small
windows, mostly blocked, with segmental heads, and dormer window
to W. E. side of central bay has sash in blocked doorway, and rebuilt
attic storey with tile-hung sides, hipped roof, and paired barred wooden
casement. Blocked doorway with segmental head at N.E. end. Interior
of this wing has narrow central bay with winder staircase to first floor
and closet space behind. Corner fireplace, now altered, in S. bay.
Similar fireplace in N. bay has been removed. There is no obvious site
for an original kitchen. Early C19 wing to E. forms L-plan and is of
pale brick with dentil eaves and tiled roof. 2 storeys, 1½ bays. Barred
wooden casements, C20 door to left. Single storey extension to right,
of greensand rubble with 2 paired barred wooden casements. Former
dairy and scullery to rear.

Listing NGR: SP6442814129

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26417350

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)