Description

ST 24 SW FIDDINGTON
Roobies Farmhouse
(Formerly listed as:
435/3/444 NETHER STOWEY
Roobies Farmhouse)

GV II

Farmhouse. C17 core, mid C18 extension and alteration, exterior with C20 features, for Fairfield House estate. Roughcast, slate roof, brick stacks. L-plan. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays to garden frontage, C20 metal casements. Central half glazed door, flat wooden hood on wrought-iron brackets.
Room to left of ground floor with a fireplace in a bolection moulded surround, large oblong wood panel over with mid C18 oil painting of a prospect with Fairfield House, Stogursey Church and the gazebo at Nether Stowey; this room also with a chamfered cross-beam ceiling; C18 staircase; fireplace in wing to rear with broad wooden bressummer, chamfered and dressed stone jambs, evidence of a smoking chamber, this room also with exposed ceiling beams; some early roof construction also remains.

Listing NGR: ST2119040575

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26554916

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)