Description

ST 55 NW COMPTON MARTIN C.P. THE COMBE (west side)

5/81 Combe Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. C17 with C19 and C20 alterations. Rubble, pebble-dashed, double
Roman tiled roof with crestings and brick gable stacks, some pantiles. Cross
passage, T-plan formed by rear staircase tower. 2 storeys and 3 windows, ground
floor has 4-light casement right and left with timber lintel, ovolo mullions and
C19 lights, 2nd from right a similar 2-light casement, 2nd from left steep gabled
C19 porch with bargeboards and finial, heavy plank and batten door with studs and
strap hinges, moulded frame, pointed arched side lights; first floor has 3-light
casements with timber lintels, some ovolo mullions remaining, rest C19 lights.
Left return has 2-light casement at ground floor right as on front and single
storey lean-to; right return has C19 1½ storey wing with 3-light casement at
ground floor and small 2-light casement at first floor, small single attic light.
Rear has single storey pantiled lean-to, glazed with C20 door, enclosing rear
passage door and earlier rubble lean-to to right; 2-storey stair tower has
3-light casement with ovolo mullions and timber lintel at first and 2nd floor,
smaller at 2nd floor. Interior: door to front right room has carved panel over
lintel with scroll-work, moulded beams in front right room; stair in tower
divides to right and left at half-landing. Rest of interior not accessible.

Listing NGR: ST5425357045

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26422670

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (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