Description

SO 75 NW MARTLEY B 4197 (east side)
Berrow Green

5/88 Firs Farmhouse

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- II

Farmhouse and former stables, now part of house. C17 with early C19 and C20
alterations, and early C19 with C20 alterations. Timber-frame with rendered
brick front and ashlar, slate and plain tile roof, brick end stacks. Roughly
L-plan, house to one limb, former stables to other with brick link in corner.
Farmhouse: 2 storeys; 3 windows, 3:2:3 light C20 metal casements; central
entrance, pedimented doorcase with Doric pilasters, semi-circular fanlight
with radial glazing; door: 6 raised and fielded panels. Framing visible to
rear wall, square framing with various gables. Interior: roof discloses develop-
ment, square plan house gabled in four directions, wing added to left in framing,
gabled to all three elevations, remodelled with rear facade in early C19.
Stables: now converted to domestic accommodation, had segmental headed openings
dressed in brick, linked to house by C18 single storey brick outhouse.

Listing NGR: SO7488458301

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26473218

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Recommended Books

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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5