Description

ST51NW
1/71

YEOVIL CP
PRESTON ROAD (West side)

No 132, (The Old House )
(formerly known as Glencote)

-
II

Cottage, possibly of C16 with major C17 alterations. Random local Stone, with
end pilasters under gable copings: Early roof frame under Thatch, two end
chimney stacks. Two storeys. Random front elevation with off-centre 6-panelled
door in arched recess of uncertain date. Simple modern 2- and 3- light
casements, set under reconstructed stone lintols at ground floor level. 2-storey
extension to West with random stone wall, Welsh slated roof, stone ridge and
ornamental finial to West gable coping: arched opening with garage doors at
ground level. Simple timber casement windows - that to ground floor has arched
stone head. Interior not seen. Thought to be a Somerset-plan cottage of three
rooms in line, with cross passage, reduced in length in C17; later a C19 coach
house was incorporated with the House. For full description of roof structure
(Gilson, R.G. Report in N.M.R.).

Listing NGR: ST5405516322

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26468236

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Recommended Books

• 
  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House