Description

ST49NW SOMERTON CP NORTH STREET (West sidel

9/207 Turle House, former coach house,
and front boundary railings

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GV II

Detached house. Late C18. Local lias stone cut and squared; clay pantiled roof between stepped coped gables; brick end
chimney stacks. L-plan; 3 storeys, 2 bays. Sash windows of 12 panes in plain openings with deep dovetailed stone
lintols, to ground and first floor; to second floor 6 pane casement windows; between bays a 6-panel door with glazed
toplights in plain opening. On north side extending from house a tall wall, some 8 metres long, links the house with an
outbuilding, probably a former coach house, with 3 centre arched doorway. Interior not seen: 1.5 metres from house, set
on low rendered plinth wall, are wrot iron railings with collar and leaf spear finials, with cast urn finials to braced
standards, and matching gates. Known by this name since at least early C20, after J. Turle, born in Somerton, later
organist at Westminster, and well known C19 composer, especially of church chants. His direct connection with house not
yet established.

Listing NGR: ST4911528704

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26308432

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)