West Rowley Farmhouse
WEST ROWLEY FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305693
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- West Rowley Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- WEST ROWLEY FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305693
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- West Rowley Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST ROWLEY 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:
- WEST ROWLEY FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Romansleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 72936 19046
Details
ROMANSLEIGH SS 71 NW 3/48 West Rowley Farmhouse 20.2.67 - II Farmhouse. Circa early to mid C17, possibly of earlier origin, C18 and C19 alteration including internal refitting. Rubble core, roughcast with whitewash on the front slate roof, half-hipped to left, gabled to right, very large central rubble stack. Plan and development: lobby-entrance facing onto centre stack; this stack with back- to-back fireplaces heating a kitchen to left and a hall to right. Beyond the right end of the hall an inner room at the higher end. 2 storey porch over principal door opening. Further door opening to right directly into inner room, probably a C19 alteration. Exterior: 2 storeys, 1:1:1:1 windows on the first floor, first and third window sets with 5-light wooden-mullioned casements with iron moveable lights, first floor windows with stopped labels. C19 casement to extreme right on the first floor of 2- lights, below a single-light casement. Door opening to second bay from left with the 2-storeyed porch, plain outer doorway on ground floor, inner doorway with a plank door; on the first floor of the porch a C18 3-light casement centre moveable iron light with small panes and lead canes, outer lights altered with larger panes, below a stone sundial dated 1708. Further door opening to extreme right of front, plank door. Rear elevation not inspected. Interior: with C17 and C18 work surviving. Hall with chamfered and stopped ceiling beams; panelling at the higher end with attached hall bench. C18 joinery including 2 fireplaces in bolection-moulded surrounds. C17 staircase. Roof: the roof structure was not inspected.
Listing NGR: SS7293619046
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97453
- 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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