Description

SP 6423 MARSH GIBBON CASTLE STREET

8/23 Box Farmhouse

13.7.66

GV II

House. C17, extended C18. Coursed rubble stone, timber lintels
to openings. Thatched roof, tiled aprons to dormers. Rebuilt
chimney stacks to right of centre and left gable, the latter
with thin brick and pilasters. 2 storeys and attic, 5½ bays.
Leaded casements, single light in half-bay to right, 3-light
with pointed tops to leading in upper window of third bay,
remainder 2-light, 2 3-light leaded dormers to left. Lobby entry
in fourth bay has 6-panelled door with gabled wooden hood on
brackets. Lean-to set back to left gable. Rear has outside
steps to first floor and C17 3-light window with diamond section
oak mullions. Roof has collar trusses and inverted curved wind
braces. C18 staircase with turned balusters.

RCHM II p.192 Mon.8.

Listing NGR: SP6482623116

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26509289

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014