Building Name
Rectory Thorne Coffin near Yeovil, Somerset
Date
1854
District/Town
Yeovil
County/Country
Somerset, England
Architect
Work
New Build
Listed
Grade II
The Old Rectory is reputedly built of materials reclaimed from the former governor’s house at Ilchester Gaol and is constructed of Lias stone elevations with Ham stone detailing under a tiled roof. On top of the roof is the former bell tower from Ilchester Gaol (closed 1843).
Reference Civil Engineer and Architects Journal 1855 Volume 18 page 5