GISPERDOWN FARMHOUSE INCLUDING BARN AND STABLES ADJOINING NORTH EAST AND SHIPPEN ADJOINING SOUTH
List Entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: GISPERDOWN FARMHOUSE INCLUDING BARN AND STABLES ADJOINING NORTH EAST AND SHIPPEN ADJOINING SOUTH
List entry Number: 1107399
Location
GISPERDOWN FARMHOUSE INCLUDING BARN AND STABLES ADJOINING NORTH EAST AND SHIPPEN ADJOINING SOUTH
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Devon
District: South Hams
District Type: District Authority
Parish: South Brent
National Park: DARTMOOR
Grade: II
Date first listed: 27-May-1986
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 99336
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Details
SOUTH BRENT
SX 66 SE
5/61 Gisperdown Farmhouse
including barn and stables
- adjoining north east and
shippen ajoining south
GV II
Farmhouse and adjoining shippen, stables and barn. Circa C17 or earlier with C18
and C19 stable and barn. Stone rubble slurried slate roof with gabled ends. The
stables and barn have corrugated iron roof with gabled ends. Long range originally
probably a three room and cross (or through) passage plan. The lower room, possibly
originally the shippen, has been shortened and largely rebuilt as a service room
and the stables and barn extension has been added to the higher end. A shippen
has been added at right angles to the front of the lower end. The house is two
storeys, now symmetrical three bays with central projection with blocked first
floor window and C19 gabled stone porch. C19 and C20 two-light casements.
Projecting rectangular stair turret at rear, at lower end of original hall. End
chimney stacks. Hipped slate roofed shippen with loft above projecting at right
angles to dairy at lower end. Stables added at higher end in circa C18 and circa
C19 barn extension further uphill with later implement shed on front. Interior
of house: the C19 entrance is at upper end of hall and has partitioned lobby.
The original hall room has chamfered ceiling beams and open fireplace at lower
end with chamfered timber lintel with scroll stops. Newel stairs to side of stack
at back. Roof not inspected. Built on original land on the edge of Dartmoor
Gisperdown Farmhouse is an interestingly evolved house which possibly originated
as a longhouse.
Listing NGR: SX6992363013
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National Grid Reference: SX 69923 63013
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