Description

SS 52 NE
10/15

BISHOPS TAWTON
Martin's Hill

II

Farmhouse, one time 2 cottages, now house. C16/C17. Whitewashed rendered, rubble
and cob. Thatch roof with gable end brick stack. Probably originally 3-room and
through-passage plan with shaft of axial stack demolished, and original plan
obscured by later conversion into 2 cottages. 2 storeys. 3 window range of C19
casements of 3-lights to left. Otherwise principally scattered fenestration of 2-
light casements. C20 porch has slated monopitch roof. Casement at upper end
inserted in blocked doorway. 2-light ovolo-moulded mullion to rear, the rest of
which is enclosed in a pantiled outshut.
Interior: stop-chamfered beams to 2 rooms at upper end and to fireplace lintel to
demolished stack. 1 truss with heavy straight principals over upper end, but no
access to roof space.

Listing NGR: SS5724829024

External Links

• Wikidata Q26457587

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)