Description

NORTH TAMERTON SX 39 NW 7/21 Semersdown 13.1.76 II

House. Dated 1633, heavily restored in 1983/4. Stone rubble and rendered cob. Slate roof with gabled ends. 3 rooms and through passage plan with 2-storeyed porch and later rear outshut and 2 short C20 rear wings. 2-storeys. 5-window range. C20, 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-light concrete mullion windows with hoodmoulds on ground floor, replace former wooden casements. More intact gabled 2-storey porch to left of centre with moulded granite square-head of door frame with initials T and A carved on label stops and plaque above inscribed with initials "EA 1633 EA" over shield flanked by initials "RA, EA and GA, IA". A stands for Arundel family. Moulded wooden inner doorframe and nail-studded door to through passage. Rear through passage door has wooden chamfered frame with stops. Rebuilt gable end, stacks and axial stack with moulded concrete caps. Added rear outshut flanked by short C20 gabled windows. Interior: The roof has been replaced in C20, the porch roof is original and has 2 tiers of collars. Restored plank and muntin screen to through passage. Former kitchen at lower side of passage has closely spaced waney floor beams and large end fireplace with roughly hewn granite jambs and lintel and oven with separate flue. Moulded wooden doorframe at back of kitchen. Moulded wooden doorframe from passage to hall. Hall stack backs onto passage and has granite jambs and reused ovolo moulded lintel. Hall ceiling replaced. Partition wall between hall and inner room removed. 3 moulded wooden doorframes on first floor. In spite of restoration some original fabric still survives and is included in the list. Survey carried out during restoration.

Listing NGR: SX2995196510

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)