Whimington Farmhouse

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SAMPFORD SPINEY SX 57 SW 7/100 - Whimington Farmhouse 21.3.67

GV II*

Farmhouse. Early C16 origin, enlarged and altered early C17, late C19 alteration to windows, and re-roofing, C20 alterations including removal of granite window surrounds to Sampford Manor (qv) and substantial alterations to shippon end in progress at time of survey (September 1985). Granite rubble add slatestone with granite dressings.Slate roofs, largely replaced in C20, rubble ridge stack with cap to rear wing to right. Originally a longhouse of 3-room and through passage plan, with hall and inner room to left of passages and shippon to right; stair tower to rear of hall possibly a late addition, and early C17 kitchen wing added to rear of passage; early C17 hall built out at front and further room added to higher and in cross wing with former dairy to rear, and second stair set in original inner room. Irregular plan formed by accretion, wall at higher end of hall at first floor goes right up to apex of roof, but roof all of C19 construction. 2 storeys and 4 bays to upper end, shippon to right, all windows C20 casements in early openings. Bay to left projects and has gable end to front, with 3-light casement with cambered head at ground floor and similar 2-light casement at first floor; to right side a blocked single light at ground floor with chamfered granite surround. Second bay (former inner room) has single light at ground floor with granite lintel and 2-light casement at first floor in hollow-chamfered granite surround. Hall bay to right, gabled and slightly advance, has 3-light casement with segmental head and dripmould at ground floor, 3-floor, 3-light casement with granite lintel at first floor, granite quoins at first floor level to right. 2-storey gabled porch to right, possibly originally projecting before hall was extended to front, has granite cambered lintel over outer entrance, with 1 jamb remaining in situ from original 4-centred arched opening, granite monolith to right of jamb, inner doorway of porch has tall 4-centred arched opening, granite monolith to right of jamb, inner doorway of porch has tall 4-centred arched head, chamfered with straight-cut step stops, door with strap hinges. Shippon has same roof level as main range, 2-light casement with segmental head at ground and first floor left, 4-centred arched granite chamfered opening with loading door above with granite jambs and reset cambered timber lintel, ventilation slit at upper level to right; to right a 3-light casement with segmental head and 3-light raking dormer. Right lower end has 3 ventilation slits at lower level and one with granite surround at apex of gable, drain; large granite quoins. Higher end of C17 addition in slatestone rubble, 2-light casement with hollow-chamfered granite surround at ground floor left, former similar casement at first floor with mullion, cill and left jamb removed; straight joint to rear lean-to dairy of later C17 with unglazed window opening and roof partially gone. At rear, gable end of C17 build to right has small 4-pane light in hollow-chamfered granite surround at first floor left; main range has single-pane light with iron stanchions in similar surround at ground floor right, stair tower to left set in angle to rear wing, which has pitched roof extended from main pitch, with 2-pane light at upper level. 2 storey rear wing to left has gable end with single-light in hollow-chamfered surround at ground floor left and single ventilation slit at upper level to right, stack not at gable end because of cavity behind flue, large granite quoins; side of rear wing has former 3-light granite mullioned window, only lintel and cill remaining with 2-light casement inserted, small gabled dormer, unglazed with 2-light hollow-chamfered granite window with iron stanchions. Rear of shippon has large C20 stack in course of construction, ventilation slit at low level and 3-light raking dormer to left. Interior shippon formerly had standings, front wall mostly rebuilt,. Porch leads to passage with slate floor, rear wing has ground floor room with fireplace with flat chamfered granite lintel, oven to rear left, at first floor space behind flue visible, with large smoking chamber to right. Hall has fireplace with C20 wooden lintel, 2 ovens to rear and granite jamb, keeping holes to left of entrance, solid wall to inner room with keeping hole and tall 4-centred arched granite doorway, hollow-chamfered with convex triangular stops. Inner room has wooden newel stair set to rear, later end room has fireplace to rear with flat granite lintel, hollow- chamfered. Granite newel stair in rear stair tower. At first floor in C17 build to end, front room has hollow-chamfered granite fireplace with flat lintel, room over former dairy has ventilator window to rear and keeping hole. Flooring over passage had trap door, possibly for taking up fleeces.

Listing NGR: SX5233771457

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