Description

ABBOTSHAM
SS42NW
2/9 Coombe (formerly
20.2.58 listed as Coombe
Manor House)
GV. II
House. Built 1616, for John Willett, woolstapler. Coursed
slatestone rubble; late C19 gabled slate roof; stone right end
stack with drip course; two stone lateral stacks with drip courses
to centre and left of front wall. 3-unit plan with entry to
former passage on right side of central hall. One storey and
attic; 4-window range. Two-storey gabled porch to right of centre
has C17 label mould over C20 two-light window above C17 chamfered
square-headed doorway: C17 studded and panelled door set in
moulded wood architrave with bar stop. Gabled dormers have
timber lintels over mid C19 twelve-pane sashes; C17 label moulds
(one to left of door has stops carved with initials EB) over late
C19 French window to left, and C20 three to 4-light mullioned and
transomed windows. Rear: mid C19 sashes and casements with
glazing bars; two early/mid C19 gabled 2-storey extensions of
similar materials with brick stacks, and doveholes in right gable
end. Interior: room to right (former service room) has chamfered
bressummer over open fireplace with cloam oven; room to centre
has open fireplace and chamfered door frame to room on left
(former parlour) which has fine early C17 plaster ceiling:
foliate frieze with moulded cornice; ceiling has strapwork
patterns, centred on flowers whose pointed leaves end in oak-leaf
and acorn decoration. Rear left wing has late C19 dog-leg
staircase with reset early C17 turned balusters. Feet of A-frame
trusses visible on first floor: central room has plasterwork
eschutcheon over fireplace, with strapwork patterns, vase of
flowers in centre and S-scrolls with reversed heads (similar to
those on bench ends of Abbotsham Church (q.v.)); fine mid C19
cast-iron grate. Roof not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS4247127178

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26617943

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover