Northay Farmhouse
NORTHAY FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263095
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Northay Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- NORTHAY FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263095
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Northay Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTHAY 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:
- NORTHAY FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Whitestaunton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST2824611195
Details
ST21SE WHITESTAUNTON CP NORTHAY
5/135 Northay Farmhouse
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- II
Farmhouse C16, ceiled C17, extended north C18, refenestrated C20. Random rubble local stone, thatched roof, corrugated
sheeting end bay north, brick stack to left of entrance. Plan: thought to be open hall house facing east, ceiled to
2-cell and cross passage, hall later subdivided, 2 rooms added to north of kitchen. Two storeys, 6 bays, butt joint
between third and fourth bays right, 2-light casements, ground floor two 2-light right of wide entrance masked by C20
glazed porch, 2 casements to right, square headed plank door in addition to right, Interior not seen, said to contain 4
pairs of smoke blackened jointed cruck trusses at south end, 4 pairs of collar bead trusses to north; 6-panel
compartment ceiling to hall cut at southern end by inserted partition, spice cupboard beside chimney, winder stair to
left entrance to through passage, latter with inserted straight stair, blocked fireplace with bread oven set against
rear wall to north, evidence of former wattle and daub partition at north end of kitchen possibly opening into dairy.
(VAG Report unpublished SRO November 1976).
Listing NGR: ST2824611195
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 431577
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vernacular Architecture Group Report in November, (1976)
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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