Barn Approximately 5 Metres to North West of Lower West Coombe Farmhouse
BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF LOWER WEST COOMBE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- 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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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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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 1:
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF LOWER WEST COOMBE FARMHOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 85186
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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