BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF LOWER WEST COOMBE FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1097139
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:: BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF LOWER WEST COOMBE FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF LOWER WEST COOMBE FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1097139
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:: BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF LOWER WEST COOMBE FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF LOWER WEST COOMBE FARMHOUSE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF LOWER WEST COOMBE FARMHOUSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish:: North Bovey
National Park:: DARTMOOR
National Grid Reference:: SX7097282507

Details

SX 78 SW 4/252

NORTH BOVEY WEST COOMBE Barn approximately 5 metres to north-east of Lower West Coombe Farmhouse.

GV II

Barn. Circa late C18. Granite rubble with dressed quoins, corrugated iron roof, gable ended. Originally not partitioned, probably with central threshing floor; at a subsequent stage a smaller room was divided off at the lower right end up to 1st floor height above which it remained open. Lean-to added along the length of the rear wall, open fronted. Mainly single storey but smaller room is ceiled. Tall cart entrance to left of centre on south-east front with wooden lintel. Smaller single doorway to right with wooden lintel. Several irregular small recesses on front wall. Owl hole in right- hand gable end. Lean-to built along rear north-west face supported on monolithic granite posts, open fronted. On rear wall of barn is smaller doorway opposing they wide one to the front. Interior has stone dividing cross wall up to first floor height. C18/C19 pegged roof with straight principals and collar slightly set in to trusses. Forms a good group with the other farm buildings and houses in this traditional moorland fringe settlement.

Listing NGR: SX7097282507

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Legacy System number:: 85186
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.