Cross House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. A Georgian House.

Cross House

WRENN ID: over-shingle-clover
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Somerset
Country: England
Date first listed: 19 April 1961
Type: House
Period: Georgian
Source: Historic England listing

Description

WEST COKER CP EAST STREET (South side) ST5113 9/265 No.26 (Cross House) (formerly listed as Cross Farm) 19.4.61 GV II

House, C17 origins, refronted in late C18. Ham stone ashlar; hipped Welsh slate roof, brick chimneyy stacks. 'L'-shape plan, 2-storeys, symmetrical 3-bay North front. Plinth, rusticated quoins, band course and eaves course; 3-light stone framed windows with beaded and architraved surrounds; blocked central architraved doorway with two 2-light windows to either side. Matching 4-bay return wing to rear. Interior not seen. Comprehensive VAG Report refers to C18 penelling in dining room and of C18 fireplaces; also deep chamfered beams with step and run off stops. House of the Randell family for more than 300 years; in mid C18 Joseph was the villages major sailcloth maker, hemp and flax dealer: his son Israel founded the nearby twine works (qv). (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, 1973).

Listing NGR: ST5191513456

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