Description

ST4828 SOMERTON CP WEST STREET (North side)

8/239 Leavers' Court
(formerly listed as Two Houses
west of entrance to Wesleyan
Chapel)

7.1.76

GV II

House, in row. Origins of c1500. Local lias stone cut and squared to undercroft, rendering on timber frame above; clay
double Roman tiles with simple gables; brick end chimney stacks. Two storeys, 2 bays: 2 light small pane casements
above; below C19 infill, possibly under former jetty; bay 1 has double garage door under shaped timber lintol, then
late C20 panelled door under rectangular fanlight, then 16-pane sash windows: traces of an apparently 4 bay timber
frame at first floor level. VCR records that from at least 1672 this was the Nag's Head Inn; it was divided into two
houses in C19 and refronted; remains of moulded bressumer of late C15 or early C16; side wall of yard entry is of stud
and panel construction; yard is flagged with stone sett lane behind; late extension to rear. (VCH, Volume III,
1974).

Listing NGR: ST4894828517

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26308386

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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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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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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)