West Underdown Farmhouse

WEST UNDERDOWN FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1106067
Date first listed:
04-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
West Underdown Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
WEST UNDERDOWN FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1106067
Date first listed:
04-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
West Underdown Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
WEST UNDERDOWN 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WEST UNDERDOWN FARMHOUSE

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

County:
Devon
District:
West Devon (District Authority)
Parish:
Drewsteignton
National Park:
Dartmoor
National Grid Reference:
SX 70544 91319

Details

SX 79 SW DREWSTEIGNTON

5/80 West Underdown Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Circa 1850. Plastered stone rubble, maybe some cob; stone rubble stacks topped with plastered brick; slate roof with crested ridge tiles. Plan: double depth house facing south-east. Central entrance hall and staircase with a front and rear room either side all served by service end stacks. On the right end and set back very slightly from the front is a 2-story integral outshot. Main house is 2 storeys. Exterior: symmetrical 3-window front of the original 16-pane sashes and central doorway, still containing the original 6-panel door with an overlight including margin panes. The roof is gable-ended. The outshot has a 2-window front of C19 casements with glazing bars, the ground floor ones with iron security bars. The rear also contains similar casements and a round-headed sash to the stairs with Y- tracery glazing bars. 2 sides of the rear service courtyards are enclosed by service buildings. Interior is well-preserved and contains most of its original joinery and other details including an open string stick baluster stair with turned newel posts, mahogany handrail and curtail step.

Listing NGR: SX7054491319

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
94875
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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