Corffe House Little Corffe
CORFFE HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253751
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Corffe House Little Corffe
- Statutory Address:
- CORFFE HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253751
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Corffe House Little Corffe
- Statutory Address 1:
- CORFFE HOUSE
- Statutory Address 2:
- LITTLE CORFFE
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:
- CORFFE HOUSE
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE CORFFE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tawstock
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 54956 29630
Details
TAWSTOCK TAWSTOCK SS 52 NW 3/80 Corffe House and Little Corffe 9.3.53 (formerly listed as Corfe) - II
House, now in 2 occupations. West wing contains probably late C16 fabric, remodelled c.1800 when the main range was built. Painted rendered stone rubble and brick. Hipped slate roof with shaped brackets to deep projecting eaves soffit. Brick ridge stacks to main range and diagonally set twin brick stacks to gable end of west wing. Main range has 3 principal rooms on the garden front with rear hall passage containing staircase to centre and principal entrance to right (east) side. The earlier wing set back slightly, extends westwards from left side. Main range. 3 storeys. 3 window range. Symmetrical central ground floor bow window with 3 tall 18-paned sashes flanked by large tripartite sashes, 18 panes to centre sash and 6 paned sliding sidelight sashes. The bow is surmounted by wrought iron balcony railings and canted timber latticed verandah with tent-shaped roof. French windows with fanlight and glazed sidelights. 12-paned sashes to each side. Third storey has 3 over 6 paned sashes flanking 4 over 8 paned sash. Deeply projecting porch to right side with cluster to 3 Tuscan columns of square section supporting entablature. Tripartite doorway with half-glazed 2 panelled door and intersecting glazing bars to the fanlight. Wing to left has 3 window range. 3 light timber ovolo mullion window at left end, the outer lights with square leaded panes. Large 15 paned window to centre and early c19 2-light casement to right, 8 panes per light. Ground floor has 24-paned sash with thick glazing bars at left end, otherwise C20 fenestration. Interior: main range has fine central room, with large panels on 3 walls containing medallions suspended from swags, finely moulded plasterwork cornice and foliated string around oval centrepiece, all in the Adam style. Slender marble colonnettes flanking fireplace. Moulded plasterwork cornices to the principal rooms on either side. The joinery, including 6 panelled doors and window shutters, is intact. Dog- leg staircase rising to third storey and lit by tall round arched stair window has tick balusters and moulded handrail ramped up at the newels. The earlier wing has elaborately moulded cross beam and bressumers, chamfered fireplace lintel and scratch-moulded joists to room at left end.
Listing NGR: SS5495629630
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 437057
- 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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