Description

SS93SW DULVERTON CP -

3/55 Higher Combe

6.4.59

- II

Hunting lodge, now dwelling. Mid C18, enlarged with service wing early C20. Original building entirely slate-hung with
West Somerset slate, chamfered quoins and moulded string course, overhanging eaves, bargeboarded gable ends, slate roof
and slate hung stacks gable ends. Plan: parallel range facing south, entrance on west front, later service wing at
rear. South front: 2 storeys plus attic and basement, 1:1:1 bays, pedimented centre distinguished by quoins breaks
forward slightly, lunette in tympanum with radiating glazing bars, first floor 2-light many paned casements, similar
ground floor with central slate hung gabled porch, semi-circular headed 2-light casements with decorative leading,
entrance on right return via ramp, casement windows left and centre to basement. Right return late C20 conservatory.
Left return; irregular fenestration, entrance centre left, hooded porch on shaped brackets, semi-circular headed
opening, fanlight with decorative leading similar to facade, 6-panel double door. Brick, barrel vaulted cellars beneath
house. Built as a hunting lodge for the Acland family.

Listing NGR: SS9045730507

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26540092

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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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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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]