LOWER VERWILL FARMHOUSE

LOWER VERWILL FARMHOUSE, VERWILL LANE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1169104
Date first listed:: 09-Apr-1987
List Entry Name:: LOWER VERWILL FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: LOWER VERWILL FARMHOUSE, VERWILL LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1169104
Date first listed:: 09-Apr-1987
List Entry Name:: LOWER VERWILL FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: LOWER VERWILL FARMHOUSE, VERWILL LANE

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: LOWER VERWILL FARMHOUSE, VERWILL LANE

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

County:: Devon
District:: North Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Combe Martin
National Park:: EXMOOR
National Grid Reference:: SS 62186 46471

Details

COMBE MARTIN VERWILL LANE SS 64 NW 2/81 Lower Verwill Farmhouse - - II Farmhouse, unoccupied at time of survey (January 1986). 1738 by datestone, with early C19 alterations. Unrendered stone rubble, the facade finely dressed and brought to courses. Slate roofs with gable end stone rubble stacks, that to left with drip, and stone rubble stack with offsets and drip to rear service wing. Integral L-shaped plan, with principal heated room to each side of entrance hall containing staircase to main range and right angled kitchen wing to rear of right- hand room. Dairy outshut to rear of main range and stair turret, added probably in C19, to rear inner wall of rear service wing. 2 storeys. 3-window range. Symmetrical 12-paned horned sashes. Central 6 panelled door. Service wing has 2-light casement, 8 panes per light over plank door to left of a 2-light casement, 2 panes per light and a single 4-paned window with chamfered timber lintels. Datestone at left gable end inscribed I Charley 1738. Interior: entirely unspoilt early C19 interior fittings including 4 panelled doors throughout, C19 chimneypieces to chambers and to the 2 principal rooms, that to left with reeded surround, stopped at the corners with roundels. Integral cupboards with panelled doors flank these 2 fireplaces. Panelled internal shutters to facade windows. Chamfered unstopped cross ceiling beam to rear kitchen wing which has timber lintel to fireplace containing bread oven with cast iron door. C18 moulded plaster cornices to central chamber and to staircase landing ceiling. This is a house of some distinction for the area in the quality of its construction and for its completely unspoilt character.

Listing NGR: SS6239247405

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Legacy System number:: 97057
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.