Venn Farmhouse Including Garden Walls to South
VENN FARMHOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250336
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Venn Farmhouse Including Garden Walls to South
- Statutory Address:
- VENN FARMHOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250336
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1965
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Venn Farmhouse Including Garden Walls to South
- Statutory Address 1:
- VENN FARMHOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH
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:
- VENN FARMHOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Morchard Bishop
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 77648 05702
Details
MORCHARD BISHOP SS 70 NE 5/130 - Venn Farmhouse including garden walls to south. (Formerly listed 26.8.65 as Lower Venn ) GV II
Farmhouse. Probable C16 or C17 core. Rebuilt in late C18-early C19 and altered again in mid C19, when stairs replaced and rear block added. Plastered rubble front, exposed red sandstone and mudstone rubble with some brick dressings; rubble stacks with plastered brick chimney shafts; slate roof. Double-depth plan house facing south, with 3 rooms and main stair in front range and smaller rooms in parallel rear range. Main rooms in front range have projecting gable end stacks and rear stack to central room set between the 2 ranges. Lower parallel roof over rear with crossroof at left (west) end. 2 storeys. Balanced 5 window front of early to end C19 sashes, 16-pane to ground floor and 9-pane to first floor. The central 3 window section is recessed slightly. 8-panel door is right of centre and doorway has panelled reveals and large doorcase with Tuscan pilasters and entablature. Apparently front was formerly balanced by a second doorway. Projecting modillion eaves cornice carried on pairs of shaped brackets. Rear has casements in segmental arches and the projecting stack on west end has an oven projection. Interior has many late C18-early C19 features but stair is late C19 and much of rear block appears to have been added in late C19. The rear of rear block fireplace includes a granite datestone inscribed 1708 but no features earlier than late C18- early C19 are exposed. Roof not inspected. From each end of the front high plastered rubble walls extend southwards to enclose front garden and half way along each side they include round-headed arches to large semi-circular alcoves with trellis-work fronts including pointed archways.
Listing NGR: SS7764805702
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432638
- 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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