Description

ST 35 NE LOXTON CHRISTON

4/50 Christon Court 9.2.61 G.V. II

House. Perhaps of mediaeval origins, C17, mid/late C18. Rubble, part rendered, slate roof, ashlar stacks. 2 storeys, 5 windows. Central 4 panel door and glazing bar sashes all of which have eared plaster surrounds (tidied remnants of removed render); similar pilaster strips at each end; low parapet with ball finials and a small scrolled pediment bearing arms. 3 gabled ranges at right angles at rear, all rendered and altered. Interior; left, first floor room has fine moulded and stopped stone fireplace with elaborate overmantel; centre panel with coat of arms, outer 2 with female allegorical figures, all dated on shields on cornice, 1672; 2 walls in this room and one in adjacent room have C17 oak panelling. Ground floor shows one massive plain chamfered beam and one slighter with stops; south wall facing terrace is in places 1.5 metres thick.

Listing NGR: ST3784757272

External Links

• Wikidata Q26606643

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