Description

MINEHEAD

SS9744 MANOR ROAD, Alcombe
900-1/5/138 (South East side)
28/10/76 No.3
Riverdale

GV II

House. Late C17/early C18, refronted early C19 and altered
c1990. Painted render with double-pitched pantile roof and
brick stacks to gable ends. 2-unit through-passage plan
remodelled in early C19 as double-depth plan. 2 storeys;
symmetrical 2-window range. Low parapet with stone coping and
long/short chamfered quoins. C20 windows and door. INTERIOR:
central cross-beams to the front rooms, that to the left is
chamfered, as is the lintel to an open fire to the left; the
beam in the room to the right has been rounded-off. Plaster on
part of the remaining stud wall to the rear left of the
passage is applied onto reeds, the door to the rear of the
passage is C18 six-panels. Traces of former spiral stairs to
both rear corners of the front block imply that this was once
2 cottages. Traces of thatch to the front block.

Listing NGR: SS9767044978

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502160

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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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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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)