Description

BURSCOUGH

SD41SW MERSCAR LANE
663-1/2/18 (North side)
Merscar House

II

Farmhouse. Late C17 or earlier C18, remodelled in later C18
and subsequently altered. Pebble-dashed render on brick, with
sandstone dressings and composition tile roof. Square plan
formed by 2-unit baffle-entry range with projecting central
porch and additions to rear. Two storeys and attics, 1:1:1
windows, symmetrical, with a 2-storey gabled porch which has a
square-headed outer doorway with a wedge lintel, and a 2-light
window above with raised sill and rectangular lintel; and 2
oblong windows on each floor, all with raised sills,
rectangular lintels and altered glazing. Ridge chimney in
centre, gable chimney to left. Gable walls and rear have
altered windows. INTERIOR: the 2nd bay has a large inglenook
with cambered bressummer and timber heck, both these ovolo
moulded with cyma stops; both rooms have lateral beams with
similar moulding; and the 1st floor has crudely-chamfered
lateral beams.

Listing NGR: SD4111012671

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26491187

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Suffolk: East (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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)