Description

THORNFALCON CP CHURCH LANE (north side)
ST22SE

5/141 Thornfalcon House
(formerly listed as Thorn Falcon House)
25.2.55

GV II

House. Early C19, possibly incorporating part of earlier dwelling. Roughcast over rubble, exposed on one bay of right return, shallow pitched hipped slate roofs, renewed moulded cornice, 2 central brick stacks, brick stack at rear. T-plan, south facing 2-cell and cross passage, stairway in hall behind, long service wing beyond probably an earlier dwelling refronted and re-constructed. North front: 2 storeys, 3-bays, central bay breaks forward and pilaster quoins linked below cornice, first floor 9-pane sash window, ground floor long 12-pane sash windows reaching to ground, central rusticated Ham stone door surround, semicircular headed opening, C20 double doors with inserted lights and wooden fanlight. Left return 1:3:1 bays, 9-pane sash window end bay right, others depressed pointed arch openings, 4-light casements, pointed arch lights, end bay left lower independently roofed, the irregular placing of windows in the central block would seem to indicate an earlier dwelling. Interior not seen.

Listing NGR: ST2828323905

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26594178

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)