Cruwys Ball
CRUWYS BALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106671
- Date first listed:
- 15-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Cruwys Ball
- Statutory Address:
- CRUWYS BALL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106671
- Date first listed:
- 15-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Cruwys Ball
- Statutory Address 1:
- CRUWYS BALL
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:
- CRUWYS BALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- East Anstey
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 86328 25010
Details
EAST ANSTEY SS 82 NE 2/2 Cruwys Ball - - II Tenement farmhouse. Probably mid to late C17, extended probably in late C18 and C19, with C20 alterations. Rendered stone rubble and cob. Corrugated asbestos roof to main range, slate roof at right end, with gable ends. Rendered axial stack. Plan: apparently originally a small 2 room plan farmhouse, with larger hall/kitchen to left heated by axial, formerly gable end stack at left end, with direct front entry and opposing rear stair turret close to the stack end, and a small unheated room at right end. Former outbuildings at each end, probably a stable to left added in C18 and C19 ciderhouse to right, converted to form part of dwelling in C20. Exterior: 2 storeys. 4-window range. C20 fenestration, 2- and 3-light casements, 3 panes per light. Deep projecting porch with lean-to slate roof and integral wall benches. 4 panelled inner door, the upper 2 panels glazed. Interior: hall/kitchen has chamfered cross ceiling beam and bressumers with hollow step stops, the upper end bressumer replaced in C20. Chamfered lintel to fireplace with 2 bread ovens, the earlier oven unusually is stone-lined. C17 straight headed doorways with chamfered surround to foot of winder staircase. Chamber over hall has chamfered fireplace lintel. Roof entirely replaced in C20, but some C17 rafters and battens survive over the unheated room end.
Listing NGR: SS8632825010
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97354
- 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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