Description

ST52SE CHILTON CANTELO CP

4/18 Higher Farmhouse 19.4.61

- II

Farmhouse. Early C18, remodelled in 1826. Local stone cut and squared, with Ham stone doorways and plaque; Welsh slate roof between coped gables, stone chimney stacks. "T" plan, 2-storeys; West and North elevations of 3-bays, the former with a left-hand gable projection. Central doorway to both facades: that to West front having ionic capped plain pilasters with no base, and flat entablature, framing a 6-fielded panel door, top 2 panels glazed; that to North having a simple surround with flat projecting stone hood on console brackets: sash windows in plain openings with flat voussoired arches with false keystones, having 12-panes each on West and 16-panes each on North. One storey lean-to East of the North side, and on South, against the road, a lower 2-storey portion of C18; random stone with plain clay tile roof over 2 base courses stone slates; timber-framed windows, some with central iron bars; an old leaded window here and also in rear wall of main house; part of this wing still used for cider making. In hall "Bromes Head", a skull recorded by Collinson 1791, which has defied many attempts at burial. Part of the former Manor of Chilton Cantelo until 1958/59: presumably remodelled by John Old Goodford, Squire and High Sherriff of Somerset in 1816, died 1835. The date 1826 appears in a plaque over West entrance.

Listing NGR: ST5701822207

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)