Description

ST63SE
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SHEPTON MONTAGUE CP
LOWER SHEPTON
Lower Farmhouse and front boundary wall

II

Farmhouse. Early C19. Cary stone cut and squared, ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof, plain gables; brick end chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 4 bays, of which bay 1 is late C19 extension. 2-light single horizontal bar casement windows in segmental arched heads to bay 1; elsewhere 12-pane sash windows in plain openings with plain ashlar lintels; plain, part glazed door to bay 3.
Interior not seen.
Front boundary wall in rubble stonework curves out from each corner of house, about 1.7 metre high sweeping up to about 2 metres high at gateway, which has plain steps up to door.
Matching farm buildings to rear, fully exploiting the wedge shape site.

Listing NGR: ST6826831531

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26543990

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Recommended Books

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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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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)