Description

ST49NW SOMERTON CP MARKET PLACE (south side)

9/182 Selwood House, with short
enclosing wall and railing to
forecourt

17.4.59

GV II

House, now offices. Early C19. Local lias stone cut and squared, Ham stone dressings; Welsh slate roof with plain
gables; brick end chimney stacks. Two storeys, 3 bays. Ham stone plinth; 16-pane sash windows in architraved surrounds;
central 6-panel door part glazed, set in Ham stone surround with Tuscan pilasters and plain entablature over. Interior
not seen. Extending about 4 metres from north east corner matching low stone wall, with section of wrot iron railing
with twist spear head on return, contributing to setting. House served as preparatory school in first quarter of C20.
(VCH, Volume III, 1974).

Listing NGR: ST4907728498

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26472190

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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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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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)