West Hill Farmhouse
WEST HILL FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162913
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- West Hill Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- WEST HILL FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162913
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- West Hill Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST HILL 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:
- WEST HILL FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chawleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 70059 11041
Details
CHAWLEIGH SS 71 SW 2/36 West Hill Farmhouse - GV II Farmhouse. C17, possibly earlier core, with late C17 improvements, C19 and early C20 modernisations. Plastered cob on rubble footings; stone rubble or cob stacks topped with C20 brick; thatch roof. House facing south-east has basic 3-room-and-through-passage-plan layout with former inner room at right (north-east) end. Larger former service end room has probably been extended. Both former service and inner rooms have projecting end stacks, the latter disused. Hall has projecting rear lateral stack with probably secondary oven projection. Rear of passage now blocked by late C17 stair. 2 storeys. Irregular 6-window front of late C19 and C20 casements with glazing bars, and, over passage door a late C18 - early C19 3-light casement which includes rectangular panes of leaded glass. Door below is C20 and secondary door to inner room towards right end is behind C20 flat-roofed and glass-sided porch. Roof is gable-ended to left and half-hipped to right. Interior shows mostly result of C19 and early C20 modernisations but layout suggests that original features probably survive behind later plasterwork. For instance all fireplaces are blocked by C20 chimney-pieces. Former hall however has exposed early or mid C17 crossbeams with richly-moulded soffits and unusual fin- shaped stops. The upper end crossbeam is positioned well in from the crosswall which suggests that the chamber over the inner room jettied into a once open hall. Rear of former passage is now blocked by a stair, straight flight to half-landing then turning both ways along rear wall. It still has a very fine late C17 dog gate containing 2 tiers of turned balusters. Roof was inaccessible at time of survey but the farmer claims it to be made up of A-frame trusses pegged lap-jointed collars throughout and part of wall plate is exposed externally under eaves towards right end. It is probably late C17.
Listing NGR: SS7005911041
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 95507
- 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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