Talland and Beacon View, Cross-Passage House, Holnicote Estate

Summary

Probably originally a three cell cross-passage 17c house divided into two cottages in the 19c, indicating a change in social conditions. Two storey, roof of dark brown "triple V" Bridgewater tiles over rubble stone walls, rendered and limewashed at the front and sides.

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Two storey single house divided into two cottages. Front doorways with paired Gothic arches under a single pitch roof. East end wall juts forward 0.1 metres. Single ridge roof, gable-ended; front and rear dormers with raked roofs. Two axial stacks, east one set slightly forward, north one in ridge. The rear wall has two lateral stacks, shouldered above the eaves and with square brick uppers.

Main roof, dark brown "triple V" Bridgewater tiles. Rear lean- tos, double Roman ( one missing by Stack of No. 11 [ Talland]). Rear porch and shed, corrugated iron.

Front wall limewashed and rendered - evidence of cut stone lintels and jambs. Garden walls randomly coursed stonework with large boulder coping stones. Sides limewashed and rendered, dark brown scalloped tiles hung on battens, replacing former half-hip. Rear ( including outbuildings) - mainly randomly coursed waterworn boulders with much mortar infill ( earlier lime, later cement), some loose and flaking off. Kitchen extension to No. 12 ( Beacon View), single skin brick. Kitchen/ bathroom extension to No. 11 similar, with close boarding around kitchen porch and coal store.

Three cell cross-passage plan with ovolo mouldings on beams suggest 17c date. As there is no smoke blackening the fireplaces and first floor were built at the beginning. As both main fireplaces are blocked their dating evidence is not available. In the early 19c divided into two cottages, shown on the 1841 Porlock Tithe map. Extension on rear of No. 11 and outbuilding at right angles on No. 12 of Tithe map. In late 19c brick infill between two extensions gave present kitchen of No. 12, ( shown on 1903 OS 1:2,500 map - Somerset sheet XXXIV.2).

Important Features:
External appearance with paired porches and Gothic arched front doors.
Ground floor ceiling beams with ovolo mouldings, living room of No. 12.
Large blocked-in open fireplaces living room No. 12 and dining room No. 11 .

In a generally good state of repair. No. 12 undergoing repair at time of survey.

Outbuildings:

No. 12 Bossington:

Garden Store, now store: Eastern part of single storey extension from house, single pitch roof of corrugated iron. Walls rubble stone, mainly waterworn boulders, roughly coursed. Early 19c, small square building in this position on the 1841 Porlock Tithe map. Important feature: this addition was an essential part of the provision for the cottage. In a good state of repair.

Privy, now store: Part gable-ended small outbuilding with Woodshed and Garden Store added subsequently to form a continuous range shared by Nos 11 and 12. Roof of double roman tiles with matching ridge. Walls waterworn boulders, roughly coursed. Early 19c, small square building in this position on 1841 Porlock Tithe map. Important feature: whole building was an essential part of the 19c provision for the cottages. In a fair state of repair.

Woodshed, now store: Part of gable-ended small two cell outbuilding shared by two cottages and built onto Privy. Roof of double roman tiles with matching ridge. Walls rubble stone, roughly cut and coursed, cement mortar. Mid/ late 19c, map evidence not clear. Important feature: this building was an essential part of the 19c provision for the cottage. In a fair state of repair.

No. 11 Bossington:

Woodstore, now store: Small lean-to extension infilling a corner between rear wall of north lateral stack and north wall of kitchen. Roof of corrugated iron over walls of recent hit and miss timber to north and east. Late 20c, appears to be a recent addition as it is not shown on the 1968 OS map 1:2,500. In a good state of repair.

Garden Store: Low single storey gabled eastern end of range of three garden outbuildings well apart from and shared by both cottages. Roof of double roman tiles and matching ridge. Walls rubble stone, roughly cut and coursed, cement mortar. Mid/ late 19c, map evidence not clear. Important features: part of the essential 19c provision for the cottages. In a fair state of repair.

The houses were recorded seperately as 115011 & 115012 as part of the Holnicote Estate Survey in 2001 and is described as:

No. 11 (Talland): north west end of a 17c three room cross-passage house, with tiled roof and rubble stone walls, the front and ends rendered and limewashed. Lean-to porch over both front doors (including that to site 115012) which are gothic arched openings with good early 19c doors. Lean-tos, single storey at rear with external rear stack. Roof structure replaced. The lower room and most of the cross-passage are in this cottage, but the plan has been altered in the 19c. Three bedrooms on the first floor. The roof was half-hipped when it was thatched.

No. 12 (Beacon View): south eastern part of the cross-passage house described above, with external rear stack and rear single storey lean-tos. Entrance into a small lobby, part of the cross-passage, with the main living room the hall of the original house, and the inner room. Beams with ovolo mouldings give the dating. Three bedrooms on the first floor. Roof structure replaced in the first half of the 19c. The roof was half- hipped when it was thatched. [2]

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