MSO12154 - Ellicombe House (Building)

17th century. Some thick-walled parts of fabric may be earlier. Colourwashed rendering, old slate roof, two stone ridge stacks. Three tall brick stacks rising from eaves. Two storeys, principal elevation faces north with recessed centre and gabled projecting side wings. Wings have copings with pineapple finials to gables, wood-framed oval window in each gable face, 1 window to 1st floor, 2 windows to ground floor, sashes with glazing bars. Centre portion has panelled central door with curved wooden hood on wrought-iron brackets, on each side one sash window in exposed frames with thick glazing bars, and above a small dormer gable with coping and pineapple. A 19th century wing to left-hand is connected by a single-storey out-building to the former coach house. This is pantiled, copings with pineapples to end gables, oval window in gable face, stable-type door, 3-light leaded casement with moulded wood mullions. [1] English Heritage Listed Building Number: 264749. First Listed on 22/05/1969. [2] The buildings were visited in December 2013 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. They received a BAR score of 6. [3] The house is depicted on the 2018 MasterMap data at SS 9820 4469 and labelled "Ellicombe Manor (Hotel)". [4] The building was assessed as part of the 2018-19 rapid condition survey of Exmoor’s Listed Buildings, receiving a BAR score of 6. [5]