Lower Living
LOWER LIVING
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162384
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Living
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER LIVING
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162384
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Living
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER LIVING
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:
- LOWER LIVING
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Shobrooke
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 86937 99533
Details
SHOBROOKE WYKE SX 89 NE
5/100 Lower Living - - II
House, former farmhouse. Late C15 - early C16 with C16 and C17 improvements and C18 extensions; modernised 1976 - 84. Plastered cob on rubble footings with some brickwork; cob, dressed volcanic stone and brick stacks; pantile roof, hipped each end (formerly thatch). Originally a 3-room and through passage plan with service room to east (right of south-facing front). Both service and inner room rebuilt and extended in C18 and internal arrangement has been altered more than once. Long, low building now 2-storeys throughout. C16 stone lateral stack projecting to rear of hall and C18 cob and brick lateral stacks to outer rooms on front. 6- window front of C19 and C20 casements of various sizes and irregular disposition. Central 4-light window to hall with position of blocked passage door thought to be close by to right opposite obvious blocked door in unplastered rear wall. Present doors inserted in C18. 3 first floor dormers. Interior shows evidence of complex structural history. Hall with 2 bays of smoke-blackened roof on side-pegged, jointed cruck trusses. Massive C16 stone fireplace with oak lintel and wave- moulded surround to rear of hall. First floor low, oak, plank and muntin screen with plastered frame above is evidence of late C16 - early C17 flooring of hall. llead beam of putative lower passage screen has C16 stops. Lower end has C18 double fireplace, roof and beams and inner room apparently extended and rebuilt at about same time. House said to have housed 3 cottages and a forge in C19.
Listing NGR: SX8693799533
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 96452
- 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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