No 28 Vine House And Two Cottages To Rear

CHARD

ST3308 OLD TOWN 756-1/4/149 (East side) 29/07/76 No.28 Vine House and two cottages to rear (Formerly Listed as: OLD TOWN (East side) Nos.24-30 (Even))

GV II

Farmhouse. Early C18 and two C19 cottages. Painted roughcast: slate roof with stepped coping to left gable end. Pantiles to rear extension; rendered stacks. Single-depth plan with rear outshut, 2 cottages to rear right. 2 storeys, 4-window range. Window to far right is over carriage entrance, otherwise the house is symmetrical with a central hall. C18 door with raised-and-fielded lower panels altered in C19 with 2 long glazed panels above; planked carriage door to far right. All windows are C19 three-light casements with glazing bars, except similar 2-light casements over both doors, the one over the house door is early C20 without glazing bars to lower half. To the rear are two 2-storey one-window range cottages, that to the left, nearest the house is early C19 with 8/8-pane sashes; that to the right is later C19 with 2/2-pane sashes. INTERIOR: left room has early C18 fireplace surround with mantelshelf; to the left is a fitted cupboard in a semi-circular arch with a moulded wood keystone; the top cupboard has 2 doors with raised-and-fielded panels shaped to fit the arch; the central rail has 3 small deep drawers and a 2-door cupboard below with raised-and-fielded panels. To the right is a full-height cupboard with raised-and-fielded panels and H-hinges. Substantial beams run parallel to the facade. Staircase to the rear has turned balusters and bracketed treads.

Listing NGR: ST3237608298