Description

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HALSTOCK
HALSTOCK VILLAGE
ST 50 NW
1 /10000 Russell House
GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Probable late mediaeval origins; remodelled and
extended to right (east) in early C17; rear north extension of c1700.
Coursed and uncoursed limestone rubble; thatch roof with stone-coped
gable ends; C17 extension to .right heightened in C19 with Welsh slate
roof and brick end stack; brick flues to gable-end stack of c1700
extension, and to left gable-end and axial stack of main range; 3-unit
plan to main range; C17 remodelling included insertion of ceiling into
former open hall and of axial stack against former through-passage to
left; services to right of main range from C17, when one-room
extension built to right; c1700 rear extension has dairy outshut on
right east side wall. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 4-window south front
refenestrated in mid C20. Extension to right has C17 chamfered stone-
mullioned 3-light window to front and C19 verandah to rear . Left
gable end and rear of main range has 2-light stone-mullioned windows
with hollow-chamfered and ovolo-moulded architraves; rear doorway next
to two C18 flat-faced 2-light stone-mullioned windows. Extension of
c1700 has similar windows, except on west elevation which has 4-light
stone mullioned windows with beaded architraves to lights and recessed
king-mullion panels, an interesting example of the late vernacular
with classical influences. Some C17 frames with turnbuckles survive.
INTERIOR: late mediaeval principal rafters to truss over hall which
has trenching for purlins and fragment of chamfered arch brace to rear
principal. C19 panelling and C17 scratch-moulded doors. Central
ground-floor room (former hall) has stop-chamfered beams and open
fireplace with chamfered bressummer and stone jambs.

Listing NGR: ST5383008016

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26552624

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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