BARN, STABLES AND LINHAYS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH OF CHAFFCOMBE FARMHOUSE

BARN, STABLES AND LINHAYS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH OF CHAFFCOMBE FARMHOUSE, CHAFFCOMBE LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1242550
Date first listed:: 20-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:: BARN, STABLES AND LINHAYS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH OF CHAFFCOMBE FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: BARN, STABLES AND LINHAYS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH OF CHAFFCOMBE FARMHOUSE, CHAFFCOMBE LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1242550
Date first listed:: 20-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:: BARN, STABLES AND LINHAYS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH OF CHAFFCOMBE FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: BARN, STABLES AND LINHAYS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH OF CHAFFCOMBE FARMHOUSE, CHAFFCOMBE 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:: BARN, STABLES AND LINHAYS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH OF CHAFFCOMBE FARMHOUSE, CHAFFCOMBE LANE

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

County:: Devon
District:: Mid Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Down St. Mary
National Grid Reference:: SS 75916 03083

Details

DOWN ST MARY CHAFFCOMBE LANE SS 70 SE 3/157 Barn, stables and linhays - approximately 8 metres north of Chaffcombe Farmhouse

GV II

Farmbuildings comprising barn, stables and linhays. C17 with C19 modernisations. Cob on rubble footings; corrugated iron, corrugated asbestos and slate roofs. Continuous range of farmbuildings around northern side of farmyard to rear of Chaffcombe Farmhouse (q.v.). At left end and facing east is a barn, linhays in centre facing south and at right end is the stables facing south-west. Barn has gable-ended roof of corrugated iron. At left end are full height opposing doorways to threshing floor. The rear door has C17 oak frame with chamfered surround. At right end of front is a small plank door and high in centre is narrow ventilator. Interior is plastered with replacement C19 3-bay roof of king post trusses. Barn probably originally extended 2 bays further to left (south). Linhays are set at right angles to barn. There are 2 sections, both Alcock's Type T1. The larger 8-bay section to left has a slate roof and 4-bay section to right has a corrugated iron roof and is set on a slightly different axis. They are separated by a full height cob partition. Left section has replacement C19 roof of king post trusses and right section has original C17 roof of A-frame trusses with pegged lap-jointed collars. Stables have corrugated asbestos roof. It has wide central doorway flanked by C20 iron-framed fixed pane windows with glazing bars to ground floor. Front is somewhat patched with C20 concrete blocks but first floor appears always to have blind. Roof is gable-ended to left and half-hipped to right. First floor loading bay in right end wall. Inside there are plain soffit-chamfered beams to ground floor and bay roof of C17 A-frame trusses with pegged lap-jointed collars. To rear the cob wall following round the 3 changes in angle of the linhays and stables is completely blind and apparently continuous. It lines the approach to Chaffcombe Farmhouse (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SS7591603083

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 441984
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.