Somerfield House, Including Yard Entrance and Gates Adjoining at Right End
SOMERFIELD HOUSE, INCLUDING YARD ENTRANCE AND GATES ADJOINING AT RIGHT END
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164904
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Somerfield House, Including Yard Entrance and Gates Adjoining at Right End
- Statutory Address:
- SOMERFIELD HOUSE, INCLUDING YARD ENTRANCE AND GATES ADJOINING AT RIGHT END
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164904
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Somerfield House, Including Yard Entrance and Gates Adjoining at Right End
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOMERFIELD HOUSE, INCLUDING YARD ENTRANCE AND GATES ADJOINING AT RIGHT END
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:
- SOMERFIELD HOUSE, INCLUDING YARD ENTRANCE AND GATES ADJOINING AT RIGHT END
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Landkey
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 59833 31041
Details
LANDKEY LANDKEY NEWLAND SS 53 SE 7/119 Somerfield House, including yard entrance and gates adjoining at right end
II
House including yard entrance and gates. House, early C16 possibly with earlier fabric remodelled in late C16/early C17 with C19/C20 alterations. Roughcast rendered stone rubble and cob. Asbestos slate roofs. Front lateral stack with offsets and brick shaft. Inserted lateral brick stack towards right end. End through-passage with hall and inner room to right, the lower end probably rebuilt as separate cottage adjoining to left (not included in list description). 2-window range of two 2-light casements 6-panes per light above half-glazed door with 2-light window to left 3-panes per light. Large double plank doors with slatted grilles in the upper parts to yard entrance at right end. Hall retains plank and muntin screen of 9 sections with C19 inserted doorcase at upper end of hall. Some early joinery including square-headed doorway from through-passage to hall and some old plank doors. Roof structure consists of truss above hall/inner room thoroughly smoke-blackened with unusual saddle and short ridge support in FI type apex arrangement (Alcock: Cruck Catalogue) Truss replaced over hall. Truss at lower end with threaded purlins also thoroughly smoke-blackened, now closed to form partition with adjoining cottage.
Listing NGR: SS5983331041
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98602
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Alcock, N W, Council for British Archaeology Research Report in Cruck Construction An Introduction And Catalogue, (1981)
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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