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Former Barn or Stables and Dovecote, 20 Metres North West of the Grange

A Grade II Listed Building in Horsington, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0122 / 51°0'43"N

Longitude: -2.4271 / 2°25'37"W

OS Eastings: 370131

OS Northings: 123732

OS Grid: ST701237

Mapcode National: GBR MY.JJX6

Mapcode Global: FRA 56TF.L8M

Plus Code: 9C3V2H6F+V4

Entry Name: Former Barn or Stables and Dovecote, 20 Metres North West of the Grange

Listing Date: 25 January 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1238114

English Heritage Legacy ID: 415480

ID on this website: 101238114

Location: Horsington, Somerset, BA8

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Horsington

Built-Up Area: Horsington

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


ST72SW HORSINGTON CP

7/46 Former barn or stables and
dovecote, 20 metres North West of
The Grange
-

GV II

Barn or stables, with dovecote, now separate flat. C18 Local stone rubble with brickwork dressings; plain clay tile
roof with timbered gables, one section with stone slate base courses; brick chimney stacks. Single storey with attic, 4
bays. Small pane casement windows and plain boarded doors, the window to bay 2 and door to bay 3 having brick segmental
arch; C20 dormers to bays 2, 3 and 4. East gable has 2 semi-circular brick arched doorways; above a former dovecote
with apertures on either side of a central casement window, which has a brick segmental keystoned arch. The Westernmost
bay probably older than the rest of building. Important in setting to Grange (qv). The dovecote had 700 riches. Large
ammonites are built into to the walls, possibly by Revd John Wickham, died 1783, who was a naturalist. (John A Cross, A
History and Guide Book of Horsington, undated).


Listing NGR: ST7013123732

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