Barton Court
BARTON COURT, SHUTE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1243225
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Barton Court
- Statutory Address:
- BARTON COURT, SHUTE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1243225
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Barton Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARTON COURT, SHUTE
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BARTON COURT, SHUTE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sandford
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 82673 02505
Details
SS 80 SW SANDFORD SHUTE (south side), Sandford
3/263 Barton Court
GV II*
Kitchen and service rooms to Town Barton (q.v.), now house and store. Late C16- early C17, partly renovated circa 1970. Volcanic rubble; volcanic stone stacks; slate and thatched roof. L shaped building with main block facing west with north facing return at right (south) end. Originally 2 rooms to main block with massive gable end stack to left (northern) room and rear lateral stack to right room. Unheated wing. 2 storeys. Regular 3-window front to main block of late C16-early C17 oak 4-light windows with chamfered or ovolo-moulded mullions. 2 left windows are to kitchen and are unglazed with shutters. Central kitchen door has chamfered oak frame and studded plank door. At left end a small 2-light chamfered-mullion window. Right ground floor window has chamfered mullions which include glazing rebates and first floor window has ovolo-moulded wullions. All windows have vertical iron bars. 2-window thatch-roofed south wing of C20 replacement windows. First floor half dormer has richly-moulded head and framed gable above including decorative star panel (for Devon a rare rural example of decorative late C16-early C17 framing); thatched gable over and shaped C19 bargeboards and pendant. Both wings are gable-ended. Good interior. Large kitchen fireplace is disused and chimney breast and lintel have been removed, but rear fireplace has chamfered oak lintel and inserted C19 oven. Internal partition removed. Overall 5-bay ceiling with chamfered and step-stopped crossbeams. C19 king post roof. South wing has 2 chamfered and step-stopped cross beams and includes fine C17 timber-framed newel stair with solid oak steps. Barton Court was originally kitchen/bakehouse and service rooms looking into courtyard and serving Town Barton (q.v). Main range formerly included framed gables similar to that on south range.
Listing NGR: SS8267002506
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 446867
- 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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