Description

SX 98 SE LYMPSTONE UNDERHILL, Lympstone

3/68 Metherells
11.ll.52
GV II

End house in a row of 3. Early C18 (possibly circa 1706) with later
additions and alterations. Brick stuccoed to simulate ashlar; slate roof, hipped to
left-hand end, adjoining Killrush (q.v.) to the right, but its ridge line at a lower
level. Originally probably a 2-room, through-passage house with a parallel rear
range under separate span roof to form overall a double-depth plan. The stairs (of
circa 1800) are placed in the central entrance hall of the front range; external
left-hand stack with set off; axial stack to right-hand. 2 storeys.
Front: symmetrical 3-window range; central 2-light full raked dormer; first floor
with 2 tripartite 4:12:4 pane hornless sash windows flanking a 12-pane hornless sash
window; ground floor: similar tripartite sash window to either side of central
porch; moulded cornice, Tuscan columns; pilasters; half-glazed door.
Interior: continuous curved open-well stair rises through entire height of house to
attic, stick balusters, wreathed rails, carved string. Some early (ie circa 1700)
panelled doors. C19 internal panelled shutters.

Listing NGR: SX9892783988

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618018

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)