Kendon Farmhouse

KENDON FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1097198
Date first listed:
04-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:
Kendon Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
KENDON FARMHOUSE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1097198
Date first listed:
04-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:
Kendon Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
KENDON 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
KENDON 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:
SX 71706 81801

Details

NORTH BOVEY SX 78 SW 4/199 Kendon Farmhouse - II

Farmhouse. Surviving features are C17, date-stone of 1675, but fabric possibly earlier. Granite rubble walls rendered at front and side, lower gable end has new render at the top, perhaps originally hipped. 2 granite rubble stacks, left gable and is probably C20, axial hall stack has granite drip-moulds. Through passage plan with hall and inner room on upper side, hall stack backing onto passage, lower end divided longitudinally into 2 unheated service rooms. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window front, early C20 casement with glazing bars at upper side of passage, metal frame C20 casement below, to right of passage. Doorway at right of centre with C20 glazed door behind C20 stone porch with gabled roof. To the right of lower end ground floor window is datestone with May 28th 1675 roughly carved on it. Inside hall fireplace has chamfered wooden lintel with straight cut and notched stop. Oven in right-hand side with iron door. Left jamb built in under lintel. Roof space not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX7170681801

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
85131
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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