Higher East Coombe Farmhouse
HIGHER EAST COOMBE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262993
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Higher East Coombe Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HIGHER EAST COOMBE FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262993
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Higher East Coombe Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGHER EAST COOMBE 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:
- HIGHER EAST COOMBE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stockleigh Pomeroy
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 88985 03965
Details
STOCKLEIGH POMEROY SS 80 SE Higher East Coombe Farmhouse 10/231 - GV II
Farmhouse. Circa late C15 or early C16, floored, remodelled and lower end probably rebuilt in early C17. Remodelled again and rear wing added circa 1840. Rendered and painted cob walls. Dry slate roofs. Large brick axial stack, rear lateral stack and brick chimney over large external breast to higher gable end (right) with 2 round ovens projecting. 3 room and through-passage plan originally with open hall. Hall floored and stack inserted at lower end backing onto through-passage in late C16 or early C17. The lower end rebuilt probably in 1623 as parlour. Remodelled in circa 1840 when stairs were inserted into through-passage and rear wing added. 2- storeys. Irregular 6 window south east front all C19 casements. Left bay at lower level with plain eaves; main part with deeply coved and moulded plaster eaves cornice. Front arranged with doorway to left bay with top glazed door; wide 4-light hall window and top glazed door in original passage position to right of middle; further entrance with top glazed door to right with 2 wide windows to left. Interior remodelled in circa 1840 with good intact joinery of that period. That there was an internal jetty at lower end of hall is indicated by rounded joist end of the jetty exposed in the rear passage which was originally part of hall. Hall ceiling beams plastered and partition to inner room plastered over and could possibly conceal timber screen. Lower room has fine splayed fireplace with ogee mouldings and stepped stops to Thorverton stone jambs and oak lintel, dated 1623 with initials P.P. Ashlar fireback. Fireplace surround of circa C16 cut down ceiling beams. Hall cross beam with similar ovolo and cavetto moulding to each side and ending with stepped and moulded stops. Parish church, q.v. has similar moulding to waggon roof but with cavetto and ovolo i.e. in reverse order of known date 1453 (Hoskins). Fireplace to upper end with chamfered lintel has 2 ovens, 1 very large oven with arched doorway, is probably C17. Roof over main range is early C19 and king post roof over rear wing is probably later C19. One of the joists in the roof space of first floor room appears to be reused smoke-blackened rafter.
Listing NGR: SS8898503965
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 433516
- 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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