Description

ST320S TATWORTH AND FORTON CP POST OFFICE LANE (west side)
SOUTH CHARD

12/99 The Manor house and Manor Cottage
with gate andrailings enclosing
forecourt
(formerly listed as Manor House
in the Civil Parish of Chard)
4.2.58

- II

Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings, with railings and gate. Possibly C16, enlarged one bay north possibly early-mid C19 when
porch added, refenestrated late C19-early C20. Roughcast with retains of render grooved as ashlar and quoins in
north-east corner of facade, exposed rubble north gable end, rubble plinth, thatched roof half-hipped to left, brick
stack between first and second bays right at original north gable end of building, ashlar stack with coved cornice to
left of through passage. Plan: 3-cell and cross passage extended one bay north. East front; one and a half storeys, 4:1
bays 3-light dormer left, tall 3-light dormer, -light casement set below eaves over entrance, 3-light dormer to right,
C20 window in extension, ground floor two 3-light windows left and one right of entrance, C20 window in extension with
flat roofed box porch of corrugated sheeting to right, t20 door; Rain entrance flat mated columnar porch with turned
columns, moulded cornice, fretted apron and panelled soffit, latter in very poor condition at title of survey (November
1985), Interior not seen, probably contains features of interest. Railings, mid C19 signed Smith, Chard. Cast iron set
in cast-iron coping of dwarf wall with upper course of brickwork, random rubble chert below. Railings returned around
forecourt to building with entrances to warehouses and extension. Enriched heads to uprights, curved supports and
cast-iron gatepiers, 2 single cast-iron gates.

Listing NGR: ST3295005067

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26541401

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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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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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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)