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Summerhouse About 100 Yards West South West of Homme House

A Grade I Listed Building in Much Marcle, County of Herefordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9835 / 51°59'0"N

Longitude: -2.5072 / 2°30'25"W

OS Eastings: 365265

OS Northings: 231788

OS Grid: SO652317

Mapcode National: GBR FV.KBQ0

Mapcode Global: VH865.HDFT

Plus Code: 9C3VXFMV+94

Entry Name: Summerhouse About 100 Yards West South West of Homme House

Listing Date: 6 March 1967

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1099011

English Heritage Legacy ID: 152730

ID on this website: 101099011

Location: Lyne Down, County of Herefordshire, HR8

County: County of Herefordshire

Civil Parish: Much Marcle

Traditional County: Herefordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire

Church of England Parish: Much Marcle with Yatton

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Description


MUCH MARCLE CP -
SO 63 SE

8/65 Summerhouse about 100 yards
west-south-west of
6.3.67 Homme House

- I

Summerhouse. Late C17 and altered in C18. Sandstone rubble with sandstone
dressings, hipped stone slate roofs and wooden lantern. Octagonal plan
with small octagonal stair turret attached to south. Two storeys. Three
oval openings light newel from different sides which has 4-centred entrance
with ledged and studded C17 door on south side; a pair of triangular-headed
C18 wrought iron casements to each face of the upper floor of the main
octagon except where attached to stair turret and square western stack, which
has a cyclindrical stone shaft junctured by four decorative oval openings
near the top, one facing each cardinal point. Interior: chamfered segmental
heads to stone fireplace on each floor. An unusually designed and well
detailed example of a summerhouse in unrestored condition. (RCHM Vol II, p 139).


Listing NGR: SO6526531788

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