Medlake Farmhouse
MEDLAKE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1258376
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Medlake Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MEDLAKE FARMHOUSE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1258376
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Medlake Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MEDLAKE FARMHOUSE
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:
- MEDLAKE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hittisleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SX7271494985
Details
SX 79 SW
9/153
HITTISLEIGH
Medlake Farmhouse
GV
II*
Farmhouse. Probably early-mid C16. Plastered cob on rubble footings; granite
stacks topped with C20 brick; wheat reed thatched roof. Original 3-room-and-
through-passage facing south with inner room at east (right) end and C19 granary
and stores added to service room to left. End stack projecting from inner room and
hall stack backing onto passage. Cob walled outshot to rear of service room with
corrugated iron lean-to roof (formerly thatch catslide). 2 storeys. Vaguely
balanced 4-window front to main house of C19 and C20 casements, some with glazing
bars. C19 front passage door behind C20 glass-sided porch to left of centre.
Granary and stores left of house has first floor granary with flight of granite
steps, a small unglazed first floor window to left and brick lined doorway against
left side of stairs. The left end is slightly recessed and includes a doorway.
The end corner is mended with brick which batters out as a clasping buttress. Rear
elevation is blind apart from rear passage door and full height recess at right end
to inner room, possibly from projecting stair turret.
Interior not inspected but said to be unmodernised and include high quality C16
features. Both sides of passage are lined with oak plank-and-muntin screens. Hall
and inner room fireplace said to be exposed and hall said to include a beam carved
with repeating fern leaf motifs identical to those on early C16 wall plate of
Church of St Andrew, Hittisleigh (q.v). Original roof said to survive.
Listing NGR: SX7271494985
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 444884
- 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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