Farmyard Group North West of Bearscombe Farmhouse

FARMYARD GROUP NORTH WEST OF BEARSCOMBE FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1168318
Date first listed:
28-Jul-1989
List Entry Name:
Farmyard Group North West of Bearscombe Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
FARMYARD GROUP NORTH WEST OF BEARSCOMBE FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1168318
Date first listed:
28-Jul-1989
List Entry Name:
Farmyard Group North West of Bearscombe Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
FARMYARD GROUP NORTH WEST OF BEARSCOMBE FARMHOUSE

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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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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
FARMYARD GROUP NORTH WEST OF BEARSCOMBE FARMHOUSE

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

County:
Devon
District:
South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:
Buckland-Tout-Saints
National Grid Reference:
SX 75289 44766

Details

BUCKLAND-TOUT-SAINTS BEARSCOMBE SX 74 SE 8/47 Farmyard group north- west of Bearscombe Farm- House GV II -- Farmyard, enclosed on four sides by 2-storey buildings. Late C18 or early C19. Slatestone rubble, slate or corrugated asbestos-cement roofs. North side is long 2-storey barn; to yard has 2 brick segemental head doorways, and a large opening to timber lintel and paired plank doors to right, with additional unit with swept-down roof in corner. Right gable, built in to slope has wide plank loading door to loft; back has some vents. Interior with 9 or 10 bays scissors roof, and a stone partition, raised in timber, towards left end. On the north side a former leat leads to wheel pit, wheel now gone. Enclosing the yard to right of barn is high stone wall to about 3.5 metres from yard level, containing recess to semicircular curved back, former water supply point. Left, west side of yard has shippon in 2 storeys with 4 openings to segmental heads in stone voussoirs, and one larger square opening; first floor has 2 square loading open- ings. Return, at south side, similar, with 3 voussoired openings and a square opening under 2 loading openings; interior has central spine wall in concrete block. A small gabled wing returns towards the upper barn, with a large square opening, and gable raised in concrete block. To east face is set against the slope, with a loading opening to the loft in the end gable. The wall containing niche, attached to barn, sweeps round in broad curve to give lead-in to gate to the yard. A large, regular group forming part of a large assembly of outbuild- ings to Bearscombe Farmhouse (q.v), little altered. Except for loss of some roof slating, and use of concrete block, but unobtrusively.

Listing NGR: SX7528944766

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Legacy System number:
99489
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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