Description

ST21NW
10/212

PITMINSTER CP
Woodbrook Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse with barn, now dwelling, Late medieval, ceiled C16, barn added, roof raised on
facade, late C20 refenestrated and restored. Random rubble local stone, thatched roof,
lean-to addtion left gable end, inserted stack right gable end,to right of cross passage
and lateral stack at rear masked by barn. L-plan facing south, open hall house ceiled to
3-cell and cross passage with unheated inner room, lean-to addition west gable end, barn
at rear. Two storeys, 4 bays;all C20 casements, lean-to left projects forward slightly,
entrance second bay left. Interior not seen, said to contain chamfered beams with step
and runout stops in hall and outer room, latter with semi-circular fireplace recess
against rear wall, inserted stairs right, hall fireplace with chamfered lintel. Upper
storey, 2 pairs of smoke blackened jointed cruck trusses and evidence that the east
gable end was originally half-hipped. The house is unusually wide at 20 feet and is also
interesting as one of the few Somerset examples of medieval half-hipped roofs.
(VAG Report,unpublished SRD, November 1979).

Listing NGR: ST2022518281

External Links

• Wikidata Q26594063

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990