BARN ABOUT 30M SOUTH WEST OF LOWER KINGSETT FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1171553
Date first listed:: 23-Jan-1987
List Entry Name:: BARN ABOUT 30M SOUTH WEST OF LOWER KINGSETT FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: BARN ABOUT 30M SOUTH WEST OF LOWER KINGSETT FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1171553
Date first listed:: 23-Jan-1987
List Entry Name:: BARN ABOUT 30M SOUTH WEST OF LOWER KINGSETT FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: BARN ABOUT 30M SOUTH WEST OF LOWER KINGSETT FARMHOUSE

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:: BARN ABOUT 30M SOUTH WEST OF LOWER KINGSETT FARMHOUSE

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

County:: Devon
District:: West Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Mary Tavy
National Park:: DARTMOOR
National Grid Reference:: SX5125480373

Details

MARY TAVY SX 58 SW 1/73 Barn about 30m south west of Lower - Kingsett Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse, now barn. Early C16, with later additions right and left and front lean- to possibly used as service room in C17, probably abandoned as farmhouse later C17, with subsequent alterations. Granite rubble with granite dressings, slate and asbestos slate roofs. Original plan appears to be a cross passage, no evidence of rear door, hall to left with stack backing on to passage and shippon end to right, with room heated by stack possibly at former gable end, with newel stair to front beside fireplace. Porch to front of passage probably original to building; the farmhouse has been extended to right and left in C19 and C20 to increase use for animal shelter, although the addition to front to service end of late C17 was probably before the farmhouse was abandoned; there has been considerable rebuilding but the core of an early farmhouse of high quality remains. 2 storeys, single-storey porch with pitched roof has broad 3-centred arched opening in granite with narrower 4-centred arched inner doorway, stone benches to sides, porch bay broken forward slightly from main range with 4-pane light at first floor; to left, upper end has ground floor opening and 2 upper openings (now used as cattle shed) further end bay to left, roofless, with ground and first floor former window openings.To right of porch, single storey lean-to attached with door and corrugated iron roof, probably of late C17, with further lean-to at end extending pitch of main roof. Right return rebuilt in C20 concrete block; left return formerly had hipped roof over end bay with external granite stair to upper loading door in gable end. Rear has lower end to left with chamfered granite ventilator opening, upper loading door and door with timber lintel, former opening with timber lintel to left and single light inserted; roof level higher over original hall, with stepped external stack, no chimney; door with timber lintel to right, large granite lintel over former door opening and later inserted upper opening under eaves. Wall stepped back to right with rows of pigeonholes and single light with granite lintel at ground floor, wall rebuilt at upper end. Interior passage has wall to left in granite ashlar, 4-centred arched hollow- chamfered granite doorway to hall with corbel to right, hall fireplace has flat- headed hollow chamfered granite lintel. Room to right of passage has 2 heavy chamfered cross beams, and fireplace with wide chamfered lintel, oven to rear right, doorway to left of fireplace giving access to later addition to lower end and granite newel stair to right; wall between room and passage probably inserted, further front doorway between lean-to and service room indicating probably C17 additional service room use. Late C17 farmhouse at Higher Kingsett (also abandoned), C19 farmhouse at Lower Kingsett and C20 house not included in list.

Listing NGR: SX5125480373

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Legacy System:: LBS

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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.