West House

WARMINSTER WEST STREET 1. 5411 (North Side) No 12 (West House) ST 8645 SE 5/79 28.4.52.

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1. Late C18. 3 storeys. Coursed rubble on projecting plinth with plain string at 1st floor level, rusticated ashlar quoins, moulded stone cornice, plain parapet and coping. Glazing bar sash windows. 3 windows on upper floors all 4 panes wide with stone architrave surrounds. 2 5-light windows with similar surrounds on ground floor and tall central 6 panel door in arched stone surround with fluted archivolts and keystone, fluting carried across door head. Broken stone cornice and open pediment over door supported on flat fluted scroll brackets. Radiating and wreathed arched fanlight. One storey extensions each side of house, of stone with old tile roof to right and slated roof with tall brick chimney to left. Set back from road, with screen of spear head rails, urn topped standards, between 2 stone piers and curved stone side walls. 2 storeys at rear, a 3 light mullion and transom window to left on 1st floor and central segmental headed window (circa 1720) with keystone; moulded stone plinth and cornice; doorway with segmental head. Interior: Vaulted cellar; oak staircase with uncut string ornamented with guttae, 2 decorated balusters per tread, curled bottom, different stair pattern to 2nd floor.

Listing NGR: ST8662045025