Eastwood Manor Farm Steading
| Eastwood Manor Farm Steading | |
|---|---|
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| Location | East Harptree, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°17′40″N 2°36′21″W / 51.2945°N 2.6059°W |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architect | Robert Smith |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Eastwood Manor Farm Steading |
| Designated | 15 January 1986[1] |
| Reference no. | 32763 |
  Location of Eastwood Manor Farm Steading in Somerset | |
Eastwood Manor Farm Steading in East Harptree, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed building.[1][2]
It was built in 1860 by Robert Smith for William Taylor at a cost of £1,500. Taylor had been the butler to Sir William Gourney of Gourney Court in West Harptree who married his masters daughter and inherited the family fortune.[3]
The farm including the site for the construction of Eastwood Manor was bought by Charles Adams Kemble (son of the Reverend Charles Kemble, rector of Bath) in the 1860s.[4] A series of fishponds were created on the farm by damming a small stream.[5]
The barn covers 1.25 acres (0.51 ha) with 5 bays to the main facade. Cast iron pillars support the brickwork and wagon roof.[6] It contained several feed stores, two bullock yards with fountains, a flax mill, cider press and threshing machine. The machinery was powered by a water millm which was replaced by steam, oil and diesel engines.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Eastwood Manor Farm Steading". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "Eastwood Manor Farm, Bristol, England". Parks and Gardens UK. Parks and Gardens Data Services Ltd. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b Lees, Dan (1986). Off-Beat Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. pp. 81–85. ISBN 0 948158 15 8.
- ^ Budd, Jon (1999). East Harptree: Times remembered, time forgotten. East Harptree Millenium Committee. pp. 153–156. ISBN 978-0953751501.
- ^ "East Harptree Landscape & Character Assessment" (PDF). East Harptree Parish Council. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Eastwood Manor Farm Steading (1129549)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 April 2015.