North Bradbury Farmhouse

NORTH BRADBURY FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1258255
Date first listed:
08-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
North Bradbury Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
NORTH BRADBURY FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1258255
Date first listed:
08-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
North Bradbury Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
NORTH BRADBURY FARMHOUSE

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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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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:
NORTH BRADBURY FARMHOUSE

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County:
Devon
District:
North Devon (District Authority)
Parish:
Chittlehampton
National Grid Reference:
SS 66513 26438

Details

CHITTLEHAMPTON SS 62 NE North Bradbury Farmhouse

2/116 - - II Farmhouse. Probably early C17, extended at left end in C18 and C19. Slate roof with gable ends. Tall hall stack towards front (but not in usual lateral position) with projecting bread oven. Brick stacks at each gable end. Plan Originally probably 2-room and cross-passage plan with hall heated by former gable end stack to left and formerly unheated smaller room to right of passage which contains staircase. Original staircase probably in stair turret to rear of hall which would have been demolished when the dairy outshut was added. Probably in the C18 an extension of 1-room plan was added at the left end, with a fireplace across front right angle sharing the hall stack. Winder staircase to rear left-hand corner. Probably in C19 the house was again extended at left end, so that the overall plan now consists of 4 rooms and stairhall passage in line. 2 storeys. 5-window range. Upper storey has early C20 fenestration of two 2-lights and two 3-light casements, all 3 panes per light, except centre window which is later C20, all ground floor windows are later C20 replacements. Timber porch with slate gabled roof. Plank inner door. Interior Hall has chamfered and stopped bressumer and cross ceiling beam. C19 grate to fireplace, with outline of original lintel visible above. Blocked doorway to rear probably relates to site of former stair turret and to blocked doorway in rear wall at first floor level. Boxed in cross ceiling beam to room to right of passage. Dairy has flagstone floor. Roof: solid cob walls rise to apex of roof at left end of hall and between the 2 added rooms at left end. 2 C17 trusses with principals with short curved feet over original range. Cranked morticed and tenoned collars, threaded purlins and ridge purlin. No sign of smoke-blackening. C19 roof trusses over 2 left-end rooms.

Listing NGR: SS6651326438

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Legacy System number:
444518
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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