Easter House, Great Bavington

Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 12 Nov 2020

Easter House and The Cottage used to be one large 17th century house. This was added to in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries with alterations and extensions. The original building is typical of the materials used in the surrounding area; random rubble walls and Welsh slate. In parts the building is imitative of earlier Tudor styles with arches and fireplaces. Keys to the Past: http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Details?PRN=N21638 https://web.archive.org/web/20190811203433/http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Details?PRN=N21638 The building is Grade II Listed (List Entry: 1155034): https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1155034 Although built as a single dwelling it was subsequently divided up to accommodate the Harvest Home pub, the original Manse, Village School (up to about 1946) and then a Youth Hostel (to 1959). The roof is Welsh slate with 'stone water tabling' (the sandstone flags that run along the edge). The chimney stack at the western end is buttressed and of massive construction. The building was extended at both ends before 1866, the eastern end being a single-storey unit built in a similar style. The western extension is an attached single-storey cottage with an added porch Image Great Bavington - Conservation Area Appraisal (2008).

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