Worthy Farmhouse
WORTHY FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108445
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Worthy Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- WORTHY FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1108445
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Worthy Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- WORTHY FARMHOUSE
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:
- WORTHY FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thurlestone
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 69202 44806
Details
THURLESTONE SX 64 SE 4/157 Worthy Farmhouse
II
House formerly farmhouse. Circa 1820-30. Slatestone rubble walls. Hipped slate and asbestos slate roof. Brick stack at either end and wide projecting rubble lateral stack at rear with brick shaft. Plan: double depth plan. 2 principal rooms at front divided by central passage which leads to stairhall behind. Service rooms at rear including kitchen, dairy, pantry and back stairs, slightly modified in late C20. Exterior: 2 storeys with basement and attic. Symmetrical 3-window front of hornless 16-pane sashes, those on lst floor original, those below renewed in late C20, Central porch with gabled roof on chamfered wooden posts and 6-panel door behind, both are C20 replicas. 12-pane hornless sash windows in left-hand end wall and at rear, some original and some renewed in late C20. Kitchen window at rear is an original 20-pane sash window. Interior: contains original joinery such as 6-panel doors and graceful curving staircase.
Listing NGR: SX6920244806
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100854
- 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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