Eastwood Manor Farm Steading

Eastwood Manor Farm Steading in East Harptree, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed building.[1][2]

Eastwood Manor Farm Steading
LocationEast Harptree, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°17′40″N 2°36′21″W / 51.2945°N 2.6059°W / 51.2945; -2.6059
Built1860
ArchitectRobert Smith
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameEastwood Manor Farm Steading
Designated15 January 1986[1]
Reference no.32763
Eastwood Manor Farm Steading is located in Somerset
Eastwood Manor Farm Steading
Location of Eastwood Manor Farm Steading in Somerset

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.[3] A series of fishponds were created on the farm by damming a small stream.[4]

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.[5] 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 mill which was replaced by steam, oil and diesel engines.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "Eastwood Manor Farm Steading". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Eastwood Manor Farm, Bristol, England". Parks and Gardens UK. Parks and Gardens Data Services Ltd. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ Budd, Jon (1999). East Harptree: Times remembered, time forgotten. East Harptree Millenium Committee. pp. 153–156. ISBN 978-0953751501.
  4. ^ "East Harptree Landscape & Character Assessment" (PDF). East Harptree Parish Council. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Eastwood Manor Farm Steading (1129549)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ^ Lees, Dan (1986). Off-Beat Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. pp. 81–85. ISBN 978-0948158155.