Middle Henstill Farmhouse Including Adjoining Farmbuildings to East
MIDDLE HENSTILL FARMHOUSE INCLUDING ADJOINING FARMBUILDINGS TO EAST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1258800
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Middle Henstill Farmhouse Including Adjoining Farmbuildings to East
- Statutory Address:
- MIDDLE HENSTILL FARMHOUSE INCLUDING ADJOINING FARMBUILDINGS TO EAST
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1258800
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1965
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Middle Henstill Farmhouse Including Adjoining Farmbuildings to East
- Statutory Address 1:
- MIDDLE HENSTILL FARMHOUSE INCLUDING ADJOINING FARMBUILDINGS TO EAST
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:
- MIDDLE HENSTILL FARMHOUSE INCLUDING ADJOINING FARMBUILDINGS TO EAST
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:
- SS8086503824
Details
SS 80 SW SANDFORD
3/194 Middle Henstill Farmhouse
26.8.65 including adjoining farm-
buildings to east
II
Farmhouse and adjoining granary and cider-house. Mid-late C17, extended and
refurbished in mid-late C19. Plastered cob and rubble including some C19 brick;
rubble and brick stacks; thatched roof. L-shaped building. Main block facing
south has 3-room plan with cross passage left (west) of centre and stair to rear;
kitchen block at right angles behind left room. Axial stack to right room, rear
lateral stacks to centre and left rooms and rear kitchen gable end stack. Cob
outshots to rear. 2 storeys with attics. 4-window front of late C19 casements
with glazing bars. 2 doors. Main door to left of centre is C19 6-panel door with
panelled reveals and simple C20 porch. Secondary door with C20 glass-sided porch
at right end. Each door has 3-light windows over - others are 4 lights. Roof is
hipped each end with end dormers containing mid C19 horizontal sliding sashes with
small panes. Right end room added in C19 to formerly symmetrical 3-window front.
At same time kitchen raised with brick from 1 to 2 storeys. Exposed cob wall to
rear outshot includes row of 12 pigeon holes. Original interior features mostly
hidden by C19 fittings. Massive volcanic stone kitchen store (now blocked) has low
segmental brick arch replacing lintel and remains of smoking chamber to left.
Plain chamfered beams to ground floor. A-frame trusses with pegged lap-jointed
collars. Slate-roofed granary and cider-house adjoining to east facing into rear
courtyard. Cob granary with ground floor door to right and external flight of
stone steps to first floor door at right end. Cider-house adjoining at right
angles to north is rubble built with brick dressings and it too has ground floor
doorway to right and external flight of granite steps to first floor loading bay.
It contains part-floored apple store and remains of cider-press.
Site of medieval estate which gave its name to one of 18 tithings of Crediton
(Devon SMR).
Listing NGR: SS8086503824
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 445691
- 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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