Cobberton Farmhouse

COBBERTON FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1210299
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:
Cobberton Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
COBBERTON FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1210299
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:
Cobberton Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
COBBERTON FARMHOUSE

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

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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Location

Statutory Address:
COBBERTON FARMHOUSE

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

County:
Devon
District:
South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:
Dartington
National Grid Reference:
SX 75418 61266

Details

DARTINGTON TIGLEY SX76SE Cobberton Farmhouse 1/167

II

Farmhouse. Probably C17, divided into 3 cottages in C19 and now one house again. Local limestone rubble. Asbestos slate roof, gabled at higher left end, and hipped at lower right end. Stone rubble chimney stacks, axial stack with dropstones rendered stack at left gable end with set off, and an internal rear lateral stack with rendered shaft with tapered cap and heightened. Plan: 3 room and through passage plan, lower end to right. Rear doorway of passage blocked and stairs inserted into passage creating small room behind the stairs with access from the hall. Hall has rear lateral stack. Lower room was possibly originally unheated, but now has axial stack at its higher end backing onto the passage which is an unusual feature. The inner room to left has a gable end stack. Exterior: 2 storeys. Long asymmetrical 5 window range. First floor small C19 2-light casements with glazing bars, the right hand a 3-light casement, the left replaced in C20. Ground floor all C20 and 3-light casements. Some of the windows have C20 brick jambs and concrete lintels. Passage doorway to right to centre with C19 plank door and bead-moulded door-frame and wide open-fronted porch with stone rubble side walls with integral seats inside and asbestos slate lean-to roof. Various small C19 and C20 casements at rear disposed towards the right higher end. lean-to outshut on higher left end with hipped scantle slate roof which is carried down at front over an outshut with doorways. Interior: lower room has fireplace with chamfered timber lintel the stops concealed, and with stone rubble jambs. Blocked hall fireplace with timber lintel inserted HAF, 14, 1707. Solid stone partition between hall and inner room, at ground storey level only. The inner room is divided into two rooms. Roof: straight principals with bolted collars over hall and nailed over higher end. The lower end has one principal dovetail halved for dollar and morticed for threaded or butt purlins.

Listing NGR: SX7541861266

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
101082
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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