Description

SU 08 NE
8/315
17.1.55

PURTON
HIGH STREET
(north side)
College Farmhouse
(formerly listed as College Farm and buildings)

II*

Farmhouse, now house. Early C17. Limestone rubble. Stone slate
roof. 2 storeys, cellar and attics, 5 window bays. Central
entrance lobby with stair to rear, and flanking reception rooms,
parlour to left. Central gabled porch with moulded round-headed
opening with keystone. Boarded door. 2-light ovolo moulded
windows with labels. 5 gabled dormers with timber casements.
Gable stacks.
Interior has fully C17 panelled parlour with stone fireplace,
possibly later and overmantel carved with arms of Hyde family and
date 1626. Similar overmantel on first floor with different arms.
Early doors, window seats C17 principal rafter roof. Scratch date
on porch of 1754.

Listing NGR: SU0909687626

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543608

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (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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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability