Description

ST04SE WILLITON CP
DONIFORD

2/218 Doniford House

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- II

Farmhouse. Late medieval, enlarged circa 1600, altered mid C19, restored late C20. Roughcast over rubble, asbestos
slate roof, brick stack right gable end. Plan complex: 3 bay open hall house ceiled with 2 storey parlour end right.
coeval 2 storey kitchen cross wing left, additional 2 rooms at rear of cross wing containing small parlour. 2 storeys,
1:5 bays, 3-light casements in cross wing all other first floor windows C20 2-light casements, groundfloor 12 pane sash
windows, tripartite sash window to left of gabled porch with decorative bargeboards and plank door, entrance to cross
wing by external flight of steps to plank door on first floor. Interior not viewed: said to contain moulded 2 panel
compartment ceiling to right of wide cross passage, left featureless hall with lateral stack, modern grate, 2-centred
wooden doorframe leading to modified stair, hall roof 3 pairs of arch braced cruck trusses, 2 tiers of wind braces; one
of 2 small rooms to rear of kitchen wing, now store, said to contain plasterwork decoration on beams and cornice
frieze. A very unusual plan for this area of the county. (VAG Report unpublised SRO, December 1978).

Listing NGR: ST0875242984

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26309667

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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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)