Rest Dod

HACCOMBE-WITH-COMBE COMBEINTEIGNHEAD SX 90 71

16/92 Rest Dod

GV II

House. Probably a late C18 remodelling of a C17 house ; C20 rear right wing ; 1980s renovations. Colourwashed plastered cob on stone rubble footings ; thatched roof with plain ridge hipped at ends and carried down as a catslide to a right end lean- to; truncated left end stack, rear lateral stack to main block, now enclosed by rear wing, right end stack dismantled. Plan: Single depth main block, 3 rooms wide, with an entrance to left of centre into a passage containing the stair. The right end room is divided into 2 by a thin wall ; right-hand section under lean-to roof, left-hand section with winder stair with straight flight. Evidence of rebuilding on front right corner (information from owner). Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4 window front with regular fenestration. C20 gabled porch to left of centre. 3 first floor late C18 and C19 2-light casements with 6-panes per light, 3 similar ground floor casements with 2, later 1-light 8-pane windows. Interior: C18 joinery survives including 2-panel doors on the first floor : the stick baluster stair with a turned newel post could be late C18 or early C19. Fireplaces rebuilt. Roof: Probably late C18 pegged collar rafter roof trusses with vertical posts below the collars which are butted on to the principals : considerable re-use of timbers, some principals are re-used ceiling beams and there are some sooted rafters, probably from a medieval roof, re-used as battens to the left end hip. Rest Dod was the vicarage before 1840 when Oakford was built. The house stands high above the road and is in a prominent position in the village.

Listing NGR: SX9021671582