The Gatehouse, Baltonsborough

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The Gatehouse
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Location within Somerset
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Town or city Baltonsborough
Country England
Coordinates 51°06′35″N2°39′54″W / 51.1098°N 2.6650°W / 51.1098; -2.6650 Coordinates: 51°06′35″N2°39′54″W / 51.1098°N 2.6650°W / 51.1098; -2.6650
Completed16th century

The Gatehouse in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England, is a thatched house dating from the 16th century. [1] It has been designated a Grade I listed building. [2]

Baltonsborough village in the United Kingdom

Baltonsborough is a village and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 864. As well as Baltonsborough village, the parish contains the hamlets of Ham Street, Catsham and Southwood.

Somerset County of England

Somerset is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west. It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel, its coastline facing southeastern Wales. Its traditional border with Gloucestershire is the River Avon. Somerset's county town is Taunton.

Listed building Protected historic structure in the United Kingdom

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

The first house was built in the 15th century, however only two bays of this survive. The building was extended in the late 16th century when a chimney was added in the great hall. A wing was added to the north east of the main hall in the mid 17th century. In the 19th century it was converted into three cottagers but restored to a single house in the 20th century. [3] It has a cruck roof which shows signs of blackening from the smoke of the earlier open fire. [2]

Bay (architecture) space defined by the vertical piers, in a building

In architecture, a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment. Bay comes from Old French baee, meaning an opening or hole.

Cruck curved timber used as roof support

A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which supports the roof of a building, used particularly in England. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and form the ridge of the roof. These posts are then generally secured by a horizontal beam which then forms an "A" shape. Several of these "crooks" are constructed on the ground and then lifted into position. They are then joined together by either solid walls or cross beams which aid in preventing racking.

The house is named after the "Gatehouse" family who lived there from 1699 until 1839. [4] It remained part of their estate until 1947. [3]

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References

  1. ‹The template Images of England is being considered for merging.›  Historic England. "The Gatehouse (267492)". Images of England . Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "The Gatehouse (1345035)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Siraut, M.C.; Williamson, Elizabeth. "Parishes: Baltonsborough In: A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 9, Glastonbury and Street". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. "Avalon Marshes Heritage Walks: Baltonsborough, Butt Moor and the Brue" (PDF). Avalon Marshes. Retrieved 22 September 2016.