WHITEFIELD BARTON AND BANK BARN ADJOINING WEST CROSS WING

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1107129
Date first listed:: 25-Feb-1965
List Entry Name:: WHITEFIELD BARTON AND BANK BARN ADJOINING WEST CROSS WING
Statutory Address:: WHITEFIELD BARTON AND BANK BARN ADJOINING WEST CROSS WING

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1107129
Date first listed:: 25-Feb-1965
List Entry Name:: WHITEFIELD BARTON AND BANK BARN ADJOINING WEST CROSS WING
Statutory Address 1:: WHITEFIELD BARTON AND BANK BARN ADJOINING WEST CROSS WING

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: WHITEFIELD BARTON AND BANK BARN ADJOINING WEST CROSS WING

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

County:: Devon
District:: North Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Marwood
National Grid Reference:: SS 55752 39341

Details

SS 53 NE MARWOOD WHITEFIELD

5/49 Whitefield Barton and bank barn 25.2.65 adjoining west cross wing - GV II

Large farmhouse and attached bank barn. House built 1771, rubble stone with dressed quoins and slate roof. 2 axial brick stacks, with modern pots. 2 storeys. Symmetrical plan with gabled slightly projecting cross wings at each end in 1-3-1 arrangement of bays. Blocked 'attic' lunette with brick arches above brick band spanning each gable. Left side projection has 4-light cavetto-moulded sandstone mullion window with roll-moulded architrave and thin tiled hood. Similar window above but with splayed mullions. 2 panes per light, iron casement in lower pane. The right-hand projection is now used as loose boxes. The facade openings being blocked but mullions still in situ internally. Between are 3 bays of 4-light stone windows 2 panes per light, with reused splayed mullions above with inserted stonework to enlarge the openings. 2 similar windows with cavetto-moulded mullions and square-cut architraves to each side of 4-panelled door with C20 slated canopy. Above porch is cartouche with armorial bearings and inscription "This house was built by George Ley Esq 1771". Over window to left of porch is shield with initials IG and HG over and 1638 below. To right side is shield initialled HP and dated 1790. Right-hand gable end has 2 blocked openings with cambered brick heads to each side of blocked Venetian window opening above 2 small square openings to each side of central door with corrugated asbestos canopy. Bank barn extending to rear as continuation of left hand projection. Stone with slate roof. Lean-to wash-house in angle of east front of barn with 2 square-headed doorways with timber lintels to right and large double winnowing door over. No outstanding features remain in the farmhouse. The 1638 datestone suggests the 3 central bays are C17 with wings and mullion windows to match of 1771.

Listing NGR: SS5575239341

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

Legacy System number:: 98222
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.