Description

SY 49 SW SYMONDSBURY SYMONDSBURY VILLAGE

6/149 Ilchester Arms
7.8.52


G.V. II*

Public House. C15 core. C17 ceiling and later alterations. Stone walls,
rendered. Thatch roof with gable ends and block ridging. Stone gable
coping at right hand gable. 3 brick stacks at left hand gable, backing on
to former cross-passage, at right hand gable. Small rear wing at centre,
with a stone gable coping. 2 storeys. 4 windows, renewed 3 light mullions
with hollow chamfers. C20 metal casements with leaded lights. Front door,
left of centre, C20 plank with small glass leaded lights over. C20 rendered
porch with Tudor-style arch-head, Ilchester Arms incised above in capitals.
Pitch gable with thatch roof. Interior: deep chamfered ceiling beams with
filleted stops making large compartments. Large open fireplace 8 ft x 4 ft,
chamfered wooden lintel, mitred corners and chamfered stone jambs, backs on
to former cross-passage. Roof: 5 arch-braced collar-beam, trusses, collars
above ceiling. 2 sets of chamfered through-purlins. Chamfered wind-braces
in the 3 central bays, fixing original Open Hall area, C15. "RCHM, Dorset I",
p 238 (5).

Listing NGR: SY4449693510

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543173

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability