Dodington Hall in Dodington, within the English county of

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, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II*

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. The house is built of local red sandstone and has a slate roof with several tall chimney stacks. In the open hall is a decorated ceiling, with another in the parlour wing which also contains heraldic glass which has survived from the original construction in 1485. The

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was expanded in 1581, but then fell into disrepair and was let as a farmhouse during the 17th century. It contains the mechanism of a water driven spit in the cellar below the kitchen.

References

{{reflist Grade II* listed buildings in West Somerset Country houses in Somerset Buildings and structures completed in 1485 Grade II* listed houses in Somerset