Description

SX 96 NW COFFINSWELL DACCOMBE
4/104 The Keepers (formerly listed as
- Crossways)
23.8.55
GV II
House, formerly farmhouse. Circa late C16/early C17 one end separated from it
possibly in C18, extended and modernised in C20. Rendered cob walls. Thatched
roof, hipped to left end, gabled to right. Rendered rubble lateral stack to right
of front with tall brick shaft. Brick shaft to rear lateral stack.
Originally 3 room and through-passage plan with rear lateral stack to lower room at
left and front lateral stack to hall. Possibly in the C18 the inner room was
divided off from the property (and the hall also reduced in size). C19 outshut at
left end converted into another room in late C20 when it was also extended further
at the rear. Lower room and passage converted to 1 room, rear passage door blocked.
2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3 window front of 3-light C20 casements with glazing bars,
first floor windows in small openings. Large thatched door on its left side. Semi-
circular former outshut extension at left end.
Interior: Fireplace to lower room has chamfered wooden lintel with double hollow
step stops. 2 rough cross beams. Roof trusses are probably original and consist of
very substantial straight principals with threaded purlins and straight collars
halved and pegged onto the principal rafters.

Listing NGR: SX9018868059

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618819

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (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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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)