HIGHER ROOKABEARE FARMHOUSE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107647
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1986
- Statutory Address:
- HIGHER ROOKABEARE FARMHOUSE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- HIGHER ROOKABEARE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Fremington
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 52448 30574
Details
FREMINGTON
SS 53 SW
2/4 Higher Rookabeare Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Probably C16 origins, the lower end rebuilt in early C17. Rendered
stone rubble and some cob to left side, through-passage and lower end unusually
rebuilt with early C17 handmade bricks, now painted. Slate roof with gable ends.
Truncated lateral front hall stack and diagonally set brick stack at right end.
3-room and through-passage plan, with hall and small dairy at higher end to left,
and lower end rebuilt as parlour in C17. 2 storeys. 4-window range of C20 2-light
casements, 8 panes per light. 2-light dairy window to left end and two 3-light
casements flanking plank door to through-passage doorway. Small single storey late
C19 brick kitchen extension to rear of hall.
Interior: Largely altered in C19 and roof structure replaced in C20, but parlour
and hall have scroll-stopped chamfered ceiling beams and parlour retains C17
plasterwork overmantel with moulded top and bottom rails, strapwork surround with
initials GP to left and WP to right of central plaque with shield and achievement,
said to be the insignia of the Company of Spanish Merchants.
Listing NGR: SS5244830574
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98719
- 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.
End of official listing