Description

ST 78 SE HORTON KING LANE

8/86 Horseshoe Farmhouse

- II

Farmhouse. Late C15/early C16; altered late C16/early C17 and C18. Rubble;
thatched roof with overhanging eaves, some stone slates to rear; rendered stacks.
Open hall house, possibly a longhouse; L plan with hall and pantry to east and
contemporary rear service wing. South elevation, raised in C18, single storey
and attics in 'eyebrow' dormers. 3 bays, the centre projects slightly; mixture
of 16-pane glazing bar sash windows and 2-light casements. Two outer C20 doors.
2-light casement window with small square wooden mullions to east gable and
centre of rear elevation. Single storey rear wing. Interior: stop chamfered
beams; kitchen fireplace with stop chamfered ashlar jambs; 3 tie beam trusses
in the roof, evidence of windbraces in the rear wing, considerable evidence of
smoke blackening. (Hall L, The Rural Houses of North Avon and South
Gloucestershire, 1983).

Listing NGR: ST7569384583

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26430060

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)