Description

PITMINSTER CP
ST2lNW
BLAGDON HILL
10/104 Wayside
GV II
Farmhouse, now cottage. Late medieval, ceiled C16, minor alterations C18, refenestrated
late C19-early C20. Rendered over rubble, double Roman tile roof with slight bell-cast,
decorative ridge tiles, roughcast stacks gable ends. Plan:simple ended open hall house
originally extending further west, ceiled to 2-cell with stair set against central axial
wall. Two storeys, 2 bays, irregularly placed 3-light casements, entrance centre, double
Roman tiled lean-to roofed roughcast porch,C20; right return unlit; said to have altered
4-light hollow chamfered mullioned window on rear elevation. Interior: not seen, said to
contain smoke blackened joint cruck truss with evidence of original arch braced open
hall roof with wind bracing; C17 stair set beside remains of earlier timber framed
partiton to east end with small shell-headed niche, fielded panelled door below, beside
semi-circular brick fireplace, fielded panelled door to room.It has been recorded that
the width of the dwelling is exceptional suggesting that this night be the remains of a
medieval house of some quality. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, January 1983).

Listing NGR: ST2115018883

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26472409

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version