Tower Farm House
TOWER FARM HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107670
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Tower Farm House
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER FARM HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107670
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Tower Farm House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER FARM HOUSE
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:
- TOWER FARM HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Swimbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 64022 28410
Details
SWIMBRIDGE SS 62 NW 11/225 Tower Farm House
II
Farmhouse. C17, possibly earlier fabric concealed. Rendered stone and cob with bitumenised slate roof, half-hipped at left end, gable end to right. Small stack across angle at right end front, lateral brick stack to rear heating lower end, enclosed in slated outshut. Axial brick stack, formerly backing onto cross-passage but passage partition removed, and a window inserted in the former cross-passage doorway. Small lobby entry at lower end, with 3 rooms in line and stair turret extended as an outshut to rear of hall. 2 storeys. 4 window range, 3 sashes with margin glazing bars on each floor and 2-light casement, 6 panes per light above 2- light casement, 2 panes per light at right end. Interior: C19 joinery at lower end. Roughly chamfered beam at upper end. Twin flight of stairs to stair turret. Single C17 roof truss survives, straight principals with lap-jointed collar and trenches for 3 tiers of purlins now removed. The truss is closed with a lath, cob and plaster partition. Remaining roof trusses replaced.
Listing NGR: SS6402228410
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98666
- 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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