Higher House

PAYHEMBURY ST 00 SE 3/105 Higher House (formerly listed as Sunnyside) 22.2.55 GV II

House. Mid C19, maybe earlier origins. Plastered stone rubble, with cob; stone rubble stacks topped with C19 brick; thatch roof. Plan: L-plan house built alongside the churchyard. The main block faces onto the village green to the south-east. It has a 2-room plan, one each side of a central entrance hall and rear staircase. These are the principal rooms and they are heated by end stacks. A slightly lower 2-room plan service block projects at right angles to rear of the right (north-east) end. The first rear room is the kitchen and it has a lateral stack on the outer (churchyard) side. The interior of the house was not available for inspection at the time of this survey and therefore it is not known whether it contains any evidence of earlier origins. However the owner reported no carpentry detail exposed. House is 2 storeys. Exterior: attractive symmetrical 3-window front of original timber 2-light casements with glazing bar patterns dominated by the margin panes. Central doorway contains original 6-panel door with an overlight and contemporary elliptical headed porch supported on slender turned posts. The roof is hipped each end. Interior: was not available for inspection at the time of this survey although the owner reported that there was no exposed carpentry and that the joinery detail was mostly C19 including a stick baluster stair. Higher House is one of a group of listed buildings in the village.

Listing NGR: ST0885401773