Description

SOMERTON CHURCH STREET
SP42NE (South side)
2/78 Nos.1, 2 and 3
GV II

Farmhouse, now 3 cottages. C17 and C18 extended C20. Limestone rubble with
wooden lintels and some squared quoins; Welsh-slate roofs with stone-and-brick
gable stacks. 3-unit plan with rear wing, subdivided. 2 storeys. 3 bays to right
of 5-window front have a steep-pitched roof and represent the original main
range; the adjoining doorways of Nos.2 and 3 (the former an insertion) are
flanked by casements of 2 and 4 lights, and at first floor a 2-light casement
remains between enlarged windows of 3 lights. The 2-window section to left
(No.1) was probably raised from a contemporary single-storey bay, and has
2-light casements; it shares a 3-shaft stack with No.2. The right gable wall of
the range has been partly rebuilt at an early date, and it carries an ashlar
based stack; it returns to a short rear wing. C20 single-storey extensions to
rear. Interior: Chamfered beams. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SP4973928626

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26519777

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Recommended Books

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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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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas