Description

BROADWOODWIDGER
SX 49 SW
6/32 House about 20m north east of
- Thorndon House
II
House, disused at time of survey (1985). C17 with C19 alterations. Plastered cob on
stone rubble footings, slate roofs gabled at ends, formerly thatched. Projecting
stone stack at left gable end, axial stone stack.
3 room and through passage plan with the hall stack backing on to the passage, a
heated lower end room and an unheated inner room. An addition at the higher end may
originally have been an adjoining farm building, the first floor converted to
accommodation. The eaves of the higher end and passage were raised, possibly in the
C19 when a stair was inserted in the passage. Rear lean-to in concrete block. 2
storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window front, the left-hand (lower end) under a slightly
lower roofline. Plank and stud door on front leading into passage. Further entrance
on front at right leading into inner room. C19 fenestration of 2- and 3-light
casements with glazing bars, some glazing no longer exists.
Interior The hall has 2 chamfered cross beams with ogee stops and a large open
fireplace. Roofspace not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX4038294783

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26458267

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)