Down Farmhouse
DOWN FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164680
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Down Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- DOWN FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164680
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Down Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- DOWN 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:
- DOWN FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stokenham
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 80696 37843
Details
STOKENHAM SX83NW Down Farmhouse 10/166
II
Farmhouse. Circa early C17 or earlier, remodelled and extended in circa early C18 and altered in C20. Roughcast stone rubble. Asbestos tile roof with half hipped right hand end and hipped left end, and red clay ridge tiles. One end and 2 lateral stacks with rendered shafts and louvred yellow clay pots. Plan and development: The original house had a 3-room and through or cross passage plan, the lower right end room heated from an end stack and the hall and inner left room heated from lateral stacks at the back. In circa early C18 the house was remodelled, a straight staircase was inserted into the passage creating a lobby entrance, the lower end which might have been originally unheated became the parlour and the inner left room became the kitchen. The outshut behind the inner room is probably also an C18 addition. The hall-inner room partition has been moved to enlarge the inner room. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5 window south west front. Late C20 aluminium casements in earlier window openings, smaller on the first floor. Doorway to right of centre with rendered lean-to porch, formerly open fronted but now with plastic door and with C20 glazed inner door. Small stone rubble outshut at left hand end of porch with lean-to corrugated iron roof. At rear a large projecting and gabled lateral stack at centre and internal lateral stack and lean-to outshut on right. To left of central stack 2 late C20 aluminium casements on first floor. Interior: Most of the internal features are covered and most of the joinery has been replaced. Circa early C19 straight stair in former passage with moulded handrails, newels and double dog-gates with scrolled finials to stiles, fielded bottom panels and stick balusters in top panels. The hall and inner room have closely spaced - spaced chamfered joists and no main beams. The roof has collars halved, lapped and pegged to straight principal in elm.
Listing NGR: SX8069637843
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99951
- 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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