Description

SS 21 SE KILKHAMPTON

4/8 Pristacott
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II

Outbuilding, formerly house. Circa 1600. Slatestone rubble, some cob on rear
wall, corrugated iron gabled roof, stone lateral stack with truncated shaft of
local brick and gable end chimneys of brick. Cross passage, formerly through
passage plan; hall to right of passage, smaller service room to left. C20 leanto
with galvanised iron roof adjoins front wall. Door to left of front lateral stack
has 6 panels, sunk above middle rail, flush below. Window to left of door pair 8-
pane timber sashes. Further entrance to right of stack. First floor windows:
three 2-light casements, one 6 panes per light, others 2 and 8 panes per light.
Remains of plank and muntin screen to left of passage morticed foudoorhead to
service room at far end. Hall has large cross beam with pyramid stops. Boxed in
later stair at end. 3 pairs of raised crucks, with cambered collars mortised into
blades and 2 tiers of threaded purlins and diagonal set ridge. First floor room
right rear has partly blocked original timber mullioned window with 2 round-headed
lights and deep chamfers on the outside head and jambs. Plan in Eric Mercer,
English Vernacular Houses, HMSO, 1979, p.144.

Listing NGR: SS2512610942

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26524032

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)