STABLES, HARNESS ROOM AND DAIRY TO HIGHFORD FARM

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1165948
Date first listed:: 19-Jun-1989
List Entry Name:: STABLES, HARNESS ROOM AND DAIRY TO HIGHFORD FARM
Statutory Address:: STABLES, HARNESS ROOM AND DAIRY TO HIGHFORD FARM

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1165948
Date first listed:: 19-Jun-1989
List Entry Name:: STABLES, HARNESS ROOM AND DAIRY TO HIGHFORD FARM
Statutory Address 1:: STABLES, HARNESS ROOM AND DAIRY TO HIGHFORD FARM

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: STABLES, HARNESS ROOM AND DAIRY TO HIGHFORD FARM

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: Torridge (District Authority)
Parish:: Hartland
National Grid Reference:: SS 29710 23916

Details

HARTLAND SS 22 SE

4/136 Stables, Harness room and dairy to Highford Farm

GV II

Former stables, harness room and dairy. 1889, built by James Berriman. Stone rubble walls with yellow and red brick buttresses and dressings. Gable-ended slate roof with decorative ridge tiles. Axial stack of contrasting red and yellow brick. Plan: long rectangular building consisting of dairy to left then a passageway with harness room and stables at right-hand end. Stables have accommodation for 6 horses - 2 loose boxes and 4 stalls. Exterior: 2 storeys. 10-bay front divided by brick buttresses each surmounted by a terracotta eagle, and at intervals along the front 3 buttresses have plaques giving the date, initials J.B. and the function of that particular part of the building. Inbetween the buttresses are windows with round arched heads and small-paned casements. 2 have been replaced towards the left-hand end on the lst floor with sashes. Round-arched doorway to passage left of centre. To the right of centre is 1st floor loading hatch above stables. Interior: original fittings to stables have iron pillars dividing stalls and partitions with railings above. This building forms part of a planned farm of the 1880's - 90's which was an ambitious scheme to upgrade buildings and land by the owner Mr. Berriman. The farm is notable for its decorative designs as well as carefully planned layout. Source: Strong's Industries of North Devon - David and Charles Reprints.

Listing NGR: SS2971023916

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.