Rumleigh Farmhouse

RUMLEIGH FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1105480
Date first listed:
04-Jan-1979
List Entry Name:
Rumleigh Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
RUMLEIGH FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1105480
Date first listed:
04-Jan-1979
List Entry Name:
Rumleigh Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
RUMLEIGH 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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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
RUMLEIGH FARMHOUSE

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

County:
Devon
District:
West Devon (District Authority)
Parish:
Bere Ferrers
National Grid Reference:
SX 44827 68233

Details

BERE FERRERS SX 46 NW 2/12 Rumleigh Farmhouse

4.1.79

GV II

Farmhouse. C16 with C17, C18 and C19 additions and alterations. Rendered rubble walls. Asbestos slate roof gabled to left end and rear wings, hipped to right end. Rendered brick stack at left gable end and axial stack to right of centre. Projecting rendered rubble gable stacks to 2 rear wings. Originally 3-room-and-through-passage plan lower room probably to the right. 2 storey porch at front of passage may have been added in C17 and has small integral room to right. Room to its left also has external access. Extended by 2 rear heated wings in C17 and C18 behind lower room and hall respectively. C19 rear outshuts. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4 window front with 2 storey porch at right of centre. To left and right of it on 1st floor are circa early C20 casements with glazing bars, 2 light to the right, 3 light to the left. Porch 1st floor window is circa late C19 4 pane sash. Ground floor windows to left of porch are circa mid C19 tripartites sashes without glazing bars. On ground floor to right of porch is early-mid C19 20- pane sash. Porch has wide round-headed C16 volcanic stone doorway with hollow and roll moulding and double ball stops probably moved from front of passage. In the recessed spandrels are carved quatrefoils. Inner porch door is C20 plank and glazed. The porch has a slate seat on the left-hand side and a small room on the right-hand side. Immediately to the left of the porch is a depressed 4-centred arched chamfered granite doorway with some of its right-hand jamb covered by the porch. At rear is wing to left and at centre; the latter has a small chamfered granite framed window on the first floor at the gable end. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX4482768233

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
92599
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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