The Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. House. 6 related planning applications.

The Castle

WRENN ID
eastward-finial-heron
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1968
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This is a house, originally built in the early 17th century and restored in the late 19th century. It has a rendered exterior, a stone slate roof, and three tall gables with copings and finials, with two similar gables to each return. There are ashlar stacks with moulded caps. The house is tall and rectangular, with three storeys and attics. It features six-light stone mullioned windows on the first floor, three four-light openings on the second floor, and two-light openings in the attic. Each window has hollow moulded frames and segmental heads, with each light featuring a segmental head. The ground floor has reproduction six-light windows. Weathered strings run above the window heads, and all openings have leaded lights. A three-storey porch with a flat roof is on the left return, featuring a three-light mullioned window on the first and second floors. The porch has a door with a chamfered, four-centred stone surround, a plank door, and strap hinges.

Inside, the left ground floor room has a plaster ceiling with strapwork decoration. A dogleg staircase rises within, featuring splat balusters. A rubble wall, two metres high, encloses the forecourt. To the left are a pair of rubble and ashlar gate piers in a mock military style, and to the right a gateway with a reused, chamfered, four-centred head incorporating four foiled niches.

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