Watercombe Farm House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1983. House. 3 related planning applications.

Watercombe Farm House

WRENN ID
inner-tracery-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
17 October 1983
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Watercombe Farm House is likely a 17th-century house, possibly originally divided. It is constructed primarily of Ham stone, with squared random courses, ashlar quoins, and stone dressings around the openings. The roof is covered with concrete double Roman pattern tiles, possibly on the original frame, with coped gables. The house originally had thatched roofing, with three brick stacks, one showing evidence of brick stepping that suggests a former thatched roof.

The house is two storeys high with five bays. The front features two modern doorways in simple surrounds, flanked by three ovolo moulded mullioned windows with label moulds and leaded panes. One of the ground-floor windows is a modern copy. The first floor has a mix of two-light and three-light windows, with the left-hand window also being a modern copy. A lean-to, formerly a cheeseroom with an arched opening and a double Roman tiled roof, has been converted into a garage on the South side. The interior was not inspected during the listing assessment.

Historically, the house served as the Dairy and Cheese House for Abbey Farm, and documentary evidence suggests it may have existed before 1655.

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