Howard Barton Farmhouse
HOWARD BARTON FARMHOUSE, HOWARD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273411
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Howard Barton Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HOWARD BARTON FARMHOUSE, HOWARD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273411
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Howard Barton Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOWARD BARTON FARMHOUSE, HOWARD LANE
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:
- HOWARD BARTON FARMHOUSE, HOWARD LANE
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:
- SX 73820 96654
Details
SX 79 NW HITTISLEIGH HOWARD LANE
5/169 Howard Barton Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Probably C16 core, rebuilt in mid C17, refurbished in late C19, modernised 1984. Plastered cob on rubble footings; brick and granite stacks all topped with late C19 brick; slate roof (formerly thatch). Originally a 3-room- and-through-passage house facing south-east with service room at left (south-west) end. In C18 or C19 inner room end extended one room and in C19 service room refurbished and stair built blocking rear passage door. End stack to service room, axial hall stack backing onto former passage and inner room stack in former gable- end. Irregular 5-window front of late C19 and C20 casements with late C19 repiartite sash at left end. Late C19 4-panel door with overlight and monopitch slate-roofed hood to passage. 1984 French windows near right end (former inner room). Roof half-hipped each end. Good mid C17 interior features to hall and inner room. Both have chamfered crossbeams with bar-scroll stops, chamfered window lintels with scroll stops and granite fireplaces with ogee moulded oak lintels with enriched chamfer-scroll stops. The lintel of inner room fireplace was raised in height in late C19 with insertion of brick side oven. Left of this fireplace is winder stair to first floor where chambers divided by plastered cob-nogged framed partition. Roof not accessible. Service end rebuilt in late C19.
Listing NGR: SX7382096654
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 445101
- 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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