Ballifants is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1984. Farmhouse.

Ballifants

WRENN ID
standing-cupola-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
4 May 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Historic England listing

Description

ST12NE ASH PRIORS CP

7/7 Ballifants -

  • II

Farmhouse. Early C19. Red sandstone, coursed, squared, masonry, slate roofs, C20 external stack left, original one concealed behind parapet of tower, Tudor style. One and a half storeys with 2 storey hexagonal crenellated tower (right) with string course; coved cornice left; all windows 3-light wooden hollow chamfored mullions with plate glass; main block, 2 gabled dormers with hood moulds and finials, groundfloor, window on either side of single storey gabled porch with brick kneelers, hood mould and early C19 Tudor style door. A picturesque composition, similiar in style to Greenway House (qv) and part of the Sandhill Park (qv) estate. The family of Ballifants are recorded resident in Ash Priors in 1643 and it is possible that this house stands on the site of an earlier dwelling. (A. Baynham, Memorials of Ash Priors, 1905).

Listing NGR: ST1555529385

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