Ilchester houses [8]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 18 May 2023

Northover House is a 17th century large detached house which was refronted in the early 19th century. Constructed of squared lias stone with Ham stone dressings and front facade under a hipped Welsh slate roof. There is a classical style stone porch with solid sides and Tuscan columns. There is an extension to the rear. In front of the house are railings with cast iron spear points and a pair of matching gates inside the porch. At one time the house was the Mansion House Hotel, currently a day nursery and pre school. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1267308 Ilchester is a village in Somerset, situated astride the River Yeo or Ivel, some 4½ miles northwest of Yeovil and about 18 miles east of Taunton. Originally an important Roman town, Lindinis, on the Fosse Way and later a market town, in the medieval period Ilchester was the county town. It declined in size and importance and the last markets were held in 1833. The name was recorded in the Domesday Book as Givelcestre, meaning "Roman fort on the River Yeo".

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