Oburneford Farmhouse
OBURNEFORD FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1306765
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Oburneford Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- OBURNEFORD FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1306765
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Oburneford Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- OBURNEFORD 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:
- OBURNEFORD FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Halberton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 98906 09309
Details
HALBERTON SS 90 NE 4/169 Oburneford Farmhouse - GV II
Farmhouse. C17, remodelled and extended in the early C19. Cob, with some stone and brick, plastered, under gabled end slate roof. Formerly a 3-room, cross-passage house, with rear parlour wing; this survives in plan only, the whole being thoroughly refurbished in the early C19 with the addition of another rear wing, together with a single storeyed range parallel to the front. External lateral side stack with slate set-offs heats the parlour wing. Brick shaft. 2 storeys. Front: asymmetrical 4-window range; 16-pane hornless sash windows except above the porch (set right of centre) where there is a round-headed 2-light casement window with margin panes; porch with canopy, moulded and pierced with roundels and diamonds, set on round posts; pilaster quoins and below the moulded gutter box a raised frieze of possibly plaster fleurons: open timber bellcote at centre on ridge, with pyramidal roof with finial. Left-hand elevation: main range, barge boarded, with a blocked round headed window to gable wall; 2 and 3-light casement windows to wing. Inner face of this wing with three 3-light casement windows, 10 leaded panes per light. Right-hand elevation: main range as to left, but gable wall slate hung. Round headed window lights stairwell to inner face of right hand wing. Original rear external cob wall visible internally; some C19 internal carpentry details survive.
Listing NGR: SS9890609309
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 95356
- 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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