Description

HILMARTON COMPTON ROAD
SU 07 NW
(east side)
6/250 The Old Forge
II
Estate cottage and former forge, now one house, c1860, possibly on
earlier core, built for Poynder estate. Rubble stone, some render,
some decorative half-timber, Bridgwater tile eaves roofs. l 1/2
storeys. To left, former forge has rubble stone ground floor with
3-light mullion window to left, door and 2-light mullion window to
right, windows leaded with hoodmoulds, broad stable door.
Stonework probably pre-C19. Upper floor is rendered with two
gables each with casement pair. Slightly taller right section is
T-plan cottage with north stack, main gable to south, and large 2-
storey gabled projections to west and east. Rendered ground
floors, jettied half-timbered upper floors and gable finials. West
projection has canted angles to ground floor and 2-light leaded
window to front with Tudor-heads to lights. Curved brackets under
angles of upper floor which has small 4-pane sash. Tudor arched
door in south side wall. South end gable has framing to west side,
jettied and roughcast south gable, paired sashes to ground floor
and sash above.

Listing NGR: SU0208175175

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26273445

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)