Description

MORCHARD BISHOP
SS 70 NE
5/109
- Higher Venn
- II

House, former farmhouse. Mid C17, modernised circa 1970. Plastered cob on rubble
footings; stone stacks with C20 brick tops; slate roof (formerly thatch). 3-room
house facing south (away from road). Central and left (west) room form a lobby
entrance house with back-to-back fireplaces under an axial stack; the right room
with projecting end stack may be an addition and is separated from rest by thick cob
crosswall. 2 storeys. 4 window front of circa 1970 16-pane sashes. Circa 1970
slate-roofed conservatory at right end and circa 1970 panelled door left of centre
and immediately left of broad pilaster. Roof is hipped both ends.
Interior: preserves most mid C17 features. Left end room has 2 elm crossbeams, the
centre room has one. All are chamfered with scroll stops as too are the oak lintels
of both back-to-back fireplaces. Left fireplace includes large stone side oven.
Roof is inaccessible. Circa 1970 extensions to rear.

Listing NGR: SS7802405828

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542332

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)