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Charles Fort — Summer Cove

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Charles Fort — Summer Cove
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Attached six-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1710, having neo-Classical pedimented doorcase and sentry post to front (east) elevation and outbuildings to rear (west), now ruinous. Pitched roof, now absent, having red brick chimneystacks to gables. Red brick dog-toothed eaves course and tooled limestone kneelers to gables. Dressed rubble limestone walls built to courses retaining gables, having dressed limestone quoins and stop-chamfer to north-west corner, slate hanging to south gable. Camber-headed window openings with limestone sills to ground floor of front (east) elevation, having red brick voussoirs surmounted by square-headed niches. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills to first floor of front elevation and first and ground floors of rear elevation, having red brick voussoirs. Square-headed window opening to side (south) elevation. Camber-headed window openings with limestone sills to basement level of rear elevation, having red brick voussoirs. Square-headed door opening to front elevation within pedimented ashlar limestone doorcase comprising tooled surround with ashlar voussoirs and keystone within block-and-start ashlar limestone surround. Surmounted by pediment with dressed moulded limestone cornice. Square-headed door opening to rear. Partially demolished wall to northern end of rear elevation having exterior rubble stone staircase with cut limestone steps and square-headed door opening to basement level. Camber-headed fireplaces to interior of basement level with cast-iron furniture with ‘VR’ insignia. Numerous outbuildings to rear including a coach house and stables.

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