No 15 - Nailsea and District Local History Society

There is said to have been a datestone of 1661 no longer visible.I infer from the report that the original building of three roomand cross passage plan could be earlier. There are spiral stairsabreast the hall stack , which the report says are typical of suchan earlier house.The walls are described as being between 20 inches and 2 feetthick with the tall E end somewhat thinner.The windows are a mixture of copies and originals. “The knowncopies are so exact that it is difficult to be sure how many of theothers are (or are not) original”. The windows are all underangled dripmoulds. These are unusual as they are not “ofdressed stone but are composed of irregular lengths of the localslab shaped rubble”.In the late Jim Pullan’s (JMP) Parish survey of Nailsea which hecarried out c1976 he mentions the following two references tobuildings called West End Farm at various times:JMP records“West End Dairy Farm” - shown as West End Farm on the OSmaps. The house known as Little Manor was originally a WestEnd Farmhouse. The adjoining buildings now used for dairy workare recent. Source Mr Biggs. JMP also had information from MrWhitefield who moved from Little Manor to Nailsea Court. JMPsuggests that the building was 17C. National Grid Reference(NGR) 4440 6900.JMP then describes“West End Farm” NGR 4455 6920Described as West End Farm on the sale plan of 1874. The houseappears to be 17C but buildings behind appear to be older. Awell in front has recently been filled in. Large round stone and apossible stone quern. Information given to JMP by Mr Stevenson.