Description

ST64SW SHEPTON MALLET CP FORUM LANE (East side)
BOWLISH

4/113 Park House
(previously listed as No 2
Bowlish)

20.5.52

- II*

House. Circa 1700, modified c1750. Rubble construction, rendered and scribed as ashlar, slate roof, dressed stone
stacks with mouldings around base and caps. Rectangular on plan with segmental bow stairwell to rear. Symmetrical
facade. 2-storeys, 5-bays, sashes with glazing bars in moulded stone architraves. Moulded stone doorcase with
semi-circular head, flanked by Tuscan columns supporting open triangular pediment, one triglyph above each column.
6-panelled door with fanlight. Moulded stone eaves cornice, end pilasters. Hipped roof with 3 flat-head dormers. Left
return shows evidence of earlier fenestration, 5 blocked openings. Continuous string course at head level of ground
floor windows. Keystones of first floor windows run into cornice. Similar treatment to rear, which also has tall
semi-circular head stairlight. Fine contemporary panelling to hall, original fireplaces in rooms flanking hall,
staircase to rear.

Listing NGR: ST6121944090

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17552405

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings