Description

MARSHFIELD C.P. MARKET PLACE (west side)
ST 7873
14/157 Marshfield House,
17.9.52 (formerly listed as the Vicarage)
G.V.
II*

House. Late C17, remodelled c.1730's. Ashlar; hipped C20 tiled roof behind
moulded coped parapet and moulded eaves cornice. 2 storeys, basement and
attics in hipped dormers. 1:3:1 bays, centre 3 slightly advanced and surmounted
by a pediment. Sash windows with thick glazing bars and under segmental heads;
the central windows are recessed and inset, with keystones. Central 6 panel
door; doorcase with pilasters, frieze with triglyphs, all under a segmental
pediment. 1 cross window to side elevation, 2 to rear elevation. Interior:
kitchen has ogee moulded fire surround and chamfered beam; staircase with
panelled dado, closed string and turned balusters; fine carved fireplace in
entrance hall; bolection moulded fireplace in rear bedroom. A very good
restrained local example of provincial baroque.

Listing NGR: ST7809273635

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17556921

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Recommended Books

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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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  For the Record
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback