Description

COMBE PARK ROAD
SP41NW (South side)
6/70 Whittons
- II
House. Early C17, with possible medieval origins. Coursed limestone rubble;
gabled thatch roof; stone ridge and end stacks. 3-unit lobby-entry plan.
2-storey, 3-window range of 3-and 4-light casements with chamfered wood lintels.
Further 2-light casement to ground floor right. C20 plank door with wood lintel
to centre-left. Interior: large chamfered spine beans with stepped stops and
large, flat chamfered joists. In room to far right a stone open fireplace with
hollow-chamfered surround with 4-centred head. In room with C17 beams an open
fireplace with large chamfered timber bressumer. To rear of this room a stone
spiral staircase to first floor, with timber treads leading to attics. At
ground-floor entrance to staircase a timber doorway with Tudor-arched head.
Stone-flagged floors in rooms to centre and right. Roof shows evidence of
smoke-blackened timbers, but trusses and most rafters replaced C20.

Listing NGR: SP4169016056

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26304754

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)