Description

ILSINGTON
SX 77 NE
3/80 East Lounston Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse. C17 with additions at rear and against right gable wall. Roughcast
stone, probably with some cob in the upper storey. Thatched roof, half-hipped at
left-hand end. Late C19 brick chimneystacks on right-hand gable and on ridge, off-
centre to left. 3-room and through-passage plan, the left-hand room (at upper end)
a farm store room with no evidence of access from inside the house. 2 storeys;
lean-to additions single storied. 4-window front. Windows in 3 right-hand bays
have C19 wood casements, those in ground storey with 6 panes per light, those in
second storey with 3 panes per light. Doorway in second bay from right has plank
door with inserted window; C20 porch, probably of brick. Left-hand bay of ground
storey has plank door to store room; this has wrought-iron strap-hinges with spade-
shaped terminals, and is set in an old frame with chamfered jambs. Above, in second
storey, an unglazed 2-light wood-mullioned window, probably of late C18 or early
C19.
Interior has few exposed early features, although these are likely to exist,
concealed under plaster. Right-hand ground-storey room has a chamfered cross-beam
with a straight-cut stop. At rear of through-passage is an old plank door (the
former back door, now within an added lean-to) with wrought-iron strap-hinges having
spade-shaped terminals. The storeroom to left (separated from the domestic part by
a stone wall) has a longitudinal chamfered upper floor beam; some of the joists,
turned round from their proper position, are chamfered with step-stops. This room
never seems to have had a fireplace. Upper storey and roof-structure not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX7862175109

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533502

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)