Sevington House

Sevington House is a house remodelled in 1935 by G. Parker-Pearson, incorporating fabric from a 17th-century house that was originally divided into two cottages. It is constructed of rubble stone with a stone slate roof, featuring end and ridge stacks. The building has one-and-a-half storeys. The original house originally comprised a gable to the left and two gables to the centre; the central gable has been built out to form a porch bay, and a fourth gable has been added to the right. All new construction incorporates reused stone. The left end features an ovolo-moulded three-light window below a two-light window in the gable, both with hoodmoulds, which are likely original. A ground floor three-light recessed window with a cyma-moulded head and hoodmould occupies the position of a former door, and a 20th-century three-light stair window is set under the eaves to the right. The projecting porch has a reused two-light recessed window with a cyma-moulded head in the gable and a reused oak-plank door set in a moulded oak frame below, with a 20th-century hood supported by brackets. To the right of the porch, a two-light recessed mullion window with a cyma-moulded head is original to both the ground floor and the gable above. Further right, a ground floor small oval light is present with a gable above containing reused window, also with a cyma-moulded head. The rear features original gabled wings with end stacks and a wall-face gable to the right, though 20th-century additions are present between the gables and at the left end. The interior exhibits heavy beamed ceilings throughout and considerable imported woodwork. The hall contains oak turned balusters to the staircase, purported to be 17th century and originating from Somerset. An original timber-lintel fireplace is also present. The dining room to the east includes an original timber-lintel fireplace, beams, and joists, along with imported 17th-century panelling. The lounge at the west end features an imported Tudor-arched fireplace inscribed “Thomas Taylor 1571.” An upstairs room to the east retains an original bolection-moulded stone fireplace and shelf, while a room to the west showcases an imported moulded Tudor-arched fireplace. Within the porch is a moulded stone 17th-century inner doorway.