Description

WEST ALVINGTON
SX 74 SW
Outbuilding approximately 30 m. to
5/187 east of Gerston Farmhouse.
26.1.67 (formerly listed as Granary at Gerston)

G.V. II

Outbuilding, reputedly granary. Early - mid C17. Slate stone rubble walls.
Hipped roof partly slate, partly corrugated iron (on front). Rectangular plan,
single room on each floor. 2 storeys, built into hillside so first floor can be
reached from ground level at the front. Doorway towards right-hand end reached
by short flight of steps. To the left below the eaves are 2 windows with internal shutters and square section mullions. In the right-hand end wall on the ground floor is a C17 chamfered doorway of typical roundheaded rubble South Hams type. Small window openings at both levels on rear elevation.
Interior: ceiling beams replaced, roof timbers inaccessible and may be of
interest.

Listing NGR: SX7328441993

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26402193

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)