Description

CARHARRACK CHURCH ROW
SW 74 SW
(south side)
6/113
The Elms
II

Farmhouse, now house. Early to mid C19, altered. Granite ashlar in large blocks,
roof of red composition tiles with cockscomb ridge, brick chimneys. Double-depth
plan. Two storeys and three 1st floor windows; the doorway, offset left of
centre, has a pedimented porch with slender columns and pilasters which have
deep reeded caps, and a recessed panelled door with panelled reveals; to the
right of the door is a large round-headed stairwindow with semicircular head
painted white; otherwise, there are 2 windows to the left at ground floor and
one to the right, and 3 symmetrically disposed windows at 1st floor; all windows
are unhorned sashes without glazing bars. Gable chimneys. Rear has altered
windows. Interior: open-string staircase in shallow open well at front wall, with
scrolled brackets, stick balusters, and mahogany handrail with wreathed curtail;
shouldered fireplace at 1st floor.

Listing NGR: SW7319241425

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26435446

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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)