2019
ST4928 : Donisthorpe House, Cow Square, Somerton, Somerset
taken 5 years ago, near to Somerton, Somerset, England
Donisthorpe House, Cow Square, Somerton, Somerset
Large house with wonky windows House
Grade 2 listed and description that says "Formerly detached. Apparently 1770. Local stone cut and squared, with Ham stone dressings; double Roman clay
tile roof behind parapet between coped gables; brick end chimney stacks. Two storeys, 7 bays. Sash windows of 12 panes in architraved surrounds, that to centre upper bay having segmental arched head; continuous label over ground floor windows and central open stone portico, which has Doric columns on short plinths carrying moulded flat stone hood; simple lead rainwater downpipes and stackheads to each side, and simple moulding to plain parapet. Said to have been built in 1770, but could well be a re-modelling of an earlier building.
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