Listed Building: LONGBURTON HOUSE (106115)

LONGBURTON ST 61 SW LONGBURTON VILLAGE 2/97 Longburton House 11.7.51 - II House in grounds. 1908-9 by M H Baillie Scott for Mr Edward Bartlett, incorporating a considerable quantity of old materials from demolished buildings in the locality. Stonework from Yetminster, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Martock, Tintinhull. Coursed rubble-stone walls with ashlar quoins. Stone slate roof with stonegable-copings to main ridges and dormers, with moulded kneelers. Stone stacks, on back wall of south range, west of entrance porch with projecting embrasure; at centre of south ridge, and on north ridge (original kitchen). Wodden bellcote on roof over entrance hall. L-plan house, with reception rooms in south range, and originally extensive services in the north range. Front entrance in the angle. South elevation: 1½ storeys. 4 windows and a south porch left of centre. Windows have hollow-chamfered stone mullions with metal casements and lead lights, from left to right: 4-light, converted to French window, 7-light, with transom and cill-lowering a later alteration, 5-light. 2 gabled dormers over each of 3 lights, at east end. Gabled south porch, of 2 storeys, has an entrance with moulded jambs and depressed-arch head. Plank-and-muntin door. Sundial over entrance, dated I.G.E. 1700 came from Pennard Hill. The east elevation of 5 windows has irregular gabling. 5 windows, mullioned. Entrance porch in the angle, one storey with a square parapet, entrance with a depressed-arch head. Plank door. West side of service range, has a small staircase tower at centre left, and a projecting dairy (originally) at north-west corner. Interior: Drawing room has full complement of C17 squared moulded panelling from Old Court Farm, Batcombe. Open fireplace with straight- chamfered jambs and lintel. Breakfast-room has ceiling-beams in 12 compartments and a cored-and-timbered cornice at north end of room, coring by Baillie Scott. Hall has C16 linenfold panelling. Staircase, C20, in Queen Anne style. (RCHM. Dorset I, p.62(2). J Komwolf, M H Baillie Scott and the Arts and Crafts Movement. p.410-415.) Listing NGR: ST6468113556

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