Description

SAMPFORD COURTENAY SAMPFORD COURTENAY
SS 60 SW
11/185 The Old Forge
GV II

House. Some medieval fabric probably considerably altered in C17 and extended in
C19 and C20. Plastered cob and rubble walls. Hipped thatch roof. 1 axial brick
stack.
Plan: original plan obscured by later alterations and additions but possibly of 2
rooms at the centre of the present building. At the left-hand end tile forge was
added possibly in the C17 judging from the evidence of a window. The building was
also extended in the C19 and C20 at the right-hand end.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2-window front to original part to left with
thatch roof extending in catslide over left-hand side supported on granite post
below. In the angle of the catslide and the main part of the house is a small 2-
light wooden mullion window with chamfered frame and diamond section mullion. C20
2-light casements. C20 plank door at right-hand end of old part. Immediately to
its left on ground floor is C15 2-lignt wooden mullion window with trefoiled heads
and carving in spandrels. The addition at the right-hand end of the house is
recessed with the end part of it projecting again slightly with mid-late C20
casements.
Interior inaccessible at time of survey.

Listing NGR: SS6326500886

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440247

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)