Description

ST62SE HORSINGTON CP

6/56 Manor Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Dated 1875. Local stone cut and squared, ashlar dressings; hipped Welsh slate roof; ashlar chimney stacks.
'L'-plan. 2 storeys, 3 bays on South elevation, of which bays 1 and 2 project. Plinth, ashlar quoins, heavy eaves
cornice penetrated by upper windows. Chamfered mullioned windows of 4-lights (5 lights to upper bay 2), those to ground
floor with transoms, with decorative cast iron casements in the style of a cottage orne; entrance to bay 2, up 6 steps;
door set in 4-centre moulded arch with sidelights and toplights under label, which is angled over the door; over first
floor window of this bay a false gable with ornate circular plaque with cross mostly and endorsed "TMD 1875" (This
could be Thomas Manning Dodington, died 1885; the family owned Horsington House, former manor; (qv) the 1877 new drive
to that house might be explained by the building of this farm): plain cellar windows; other elevations to match.
Interior not seen. Dignified Farmhouse of unsophisticated detailing, but part of a complete model (? stud) farm complex
so far very little altered.

Listing NGR: ST6984123735

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26531155

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)