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Manor Road, MARTOCK, TA12 6JJ

The White Hart Hotel dates from the eighteenth century though modified https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1226343 The Post Office probably dates from 1827 or thereabouts https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1265898

The Manor house, Church Street, was built in 1679, but was largely rebuilt in 1879 after a fire. Constructed, to an 'L' plan, of Ham stone ashlar under tile roofs. There is an ugly projecting timber and glazed porch with a lead flat roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1266190 Martock is a large village in Somerset, situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels, about 6¼ miles northwest of Yeovil and some 15 miles southeast of Taunton. Martock was known in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Mertoch meaning 'Rising bright from the shining sea' from the Old English 'meretorht'. The village is a former market town and is home to the Treasurers House, one of the oldest domestic dwellings in England, and an outstanding 13th century church with a magnificent carved king-post truss roof.

The White Hart Hotel, East Street, was built in the 18th century, and greatly altered or, possibly, rebuilt in the early 19th century. Constructed of Ham stone ashlar under a Welsh slate roof. The hotel was first mentioned by name in 1736. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1226343 Martock is a large village in Somerset, situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels, about 6¼ miles northwest of Yeovil and some 15 miles southeast of Taunton. Martock was known in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Mertoch meaning 'Rising bright from the shining sea' from the Old English 'meretorht'. The village is a former market town and is home to the Treasurers House, one of the oldest domestic dwellings in England, and an outstanding 13th century church with a magnificent carved king-post truss roof.

Hamstone Post Office with unusual post box. This box is an uncommon example of one made and installed in 1936 with the monogram of King Edward VIII.

Because of the curve of the western part of the post office (see http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=423581&mode=adv ), the two make a pleasing ensemble directly facing Image The three-storey, three bay hotel is described in detail at http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=423580&mode=adv .

Next to the White Hart on East Street

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