The Barton Farmhouse
THE BARTON FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262833
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Barton Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- THE BARTON FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262833
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Barton Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BARTON 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:
- THE BARTON FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Woolfardisworthy
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 82748 08644
Details
WOOLFARDISWORTHY WOOLFARDISWORTHY SS 80 NW 6/298 - The Barton Farmhouse GV II
Farmhouse. Early C16 with later C16 and C17 improvements, renovated circa 1960. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble and brick stacks with plastered chimney shafts; slate roof (formerly thatch). 2-room plan house facing east with large stack projecting from left (south) end and axial stack to right room. Central stair turret projecting to rear. Continuous outshots to rear, probably C17 or C18. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window front of circa 1984 casements with glazing bars. Roughly central door. Gable-ended roof. Plastered chimney shaft of end stack with drip course and coping is probably original. Interior shows quality work of several periods and others are probably hidden. The oldest feature apparent is an early C16 side-pegged jointed cruck with chamfered arch braces, and yoke at apex strengthening the notch for a trenched ridge (Alcock's Type L1). It presumably remains from early C16 hall and is smoke-blackened from an open hearth fire. Central truss is an early C17 side-pegged jointed cruck truss with pegged dovetail lap-jointed collar. The lower sections of left (southern) truss is boxed in but upper part appears to be late C17 with simple pegged lap- jointed collar and at apex principals curve together. Left southern room has 2 early C17 beams, soffit-chamfered with keeled step stops, and it is said that joists between are scratch-moulded. Contemporary fireplace is partly blocked but enough is exposed to show that it is built of volcanic ashlar and its oak lintel is ovolo- moulded with exagerated step stops with large inscribed spirals rising from end of mouldings. Right room has late C17 moulded plaster cornice and blocked fireplace (said to be brick).
Listing NGR: SS8274808644
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 434011
- 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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