Hembercombe West Hembercombe West And Tower View Or Hembercombe Tower View Or Hembercombe

BROADHEMBURY HEMBERCOMBE ST 10 NW

3/78 Hembercombe west and Tower View or Hembercombe

GV II

House divided into 2 estate cottages. Probably C18, C20 renovations. Creamwashed rendered cob and stone; thatched roof with a plain ridge, hipped at the right end, gabled at the left end; axial stack and end stacks with modern brick shafts. Plan: Single depth plan, 4 rooms wide with a rear centre tiled outshut. Most of the partitions in Hembercombe East appear to be C20, Hembercombe West not inspected internally at time of survey (1987). Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2:3 window front, Hembercombe West to the left, buttress on front at junction between 2 cottages. Gabled porches with segmental arched outer doorways and C19 or C20 plank front doors. Hembercombe West has 2- and 3-light C19 or C20 timber casements with glazing bars, Hembercombe East has C20 casements with square leaded panes. Interior: Hembercombe East is largely modernized inside with 2 roughly-finished exposed crossbeams, the left hand beam slightly chambered. Roof: Apex not inspected but principal rafters visible in Hembercombe East are straight and the roof structure is probably C18 or C19. One of a group of small houses and cottages on the lane to Broadhembury Common.

Listing NGR: ST1002105113