Description

FONTHILL BISHOP THE RING ST 93 SW (west side)

1/79 Nos 33 and 34

GV II

Farmhouse, now two cottages. Early C18, altered C20. Dressed limestone, concrete tiled roof, gable end brick stacks and coped verges. L-plan. Three-storey, 3-window; casements. Central 4- panelled door with depressed Tudor-arched stone case with carved spandrels and William Baker inscribed on oval lintel plaque, 3- light ovolo-mullioned casement either side. First floor has 3- light ovolo-mullioned casement either side of 2-light ovolo- mullioned casement. Second floor or attic has three 2-light chamfered mullioned casements with leaded lights. Right return has 2-light ovolo-mullioned casement to ground floor and first floor with C20 casement also to first and single ovolo-moulded casement to attic. Left return has 4-panelled door with blocked chamfered light to right, 3-light mullioned casement to left and 2-light mullioned casement to first floor and to attic. Rear has wing with attached C20 flat roofed extension to left. Interior not accessible at time of survey (November (1985). Formerly known as Baker's Farmhouse; William Baker was an important freeholder here in mid C18 and farm remained in Baker family until bought by William Beckford in 1796. (V.C.H. Wiltshire, Vol II, 1980)

Listing NGR: ST9363533178

External Links

• Wikidata Q26479043

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  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)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas