Gate House to Middle Coombe Farmhouse
GATE HOUSE TO MIDDLE COOMBE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1307055
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Gate House to Middle Coombe Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- GATE HOUSE TO MIDDLE COOMBE FARMHOUSE
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- Date:
- 2006-04-22
- Reference:
- IOE01/15309/31
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1307055
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Gate House to Middle Coombe Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATE HOUSE TO MIDDLE 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:
- GATE HOUSE TO MIDDLE 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:
- Uplowman
- National Grid Reference:
- ST0002417019
Details
ST 01 NW
4/167
5.4.66
UPLOWMAN
Gate house to Middle Coombe Farmhouse
GV
II*
Gate house. Late C16 - early C17, refurbished in the late C19 and modernised circa
1970. Plastered stone rubble, maybe with some cob; stone rubble stack topped with
C19 and C20 brick; slate roof, formerly thatch.
Plan: the gatehouse faces south-west. It backs onto the farmhouse forecourt. It
stands approximately 8 metres directly in front of Middle Coombe Farmhouse (q.v).
Its right (south-east) end is terraced into the hillslope. The carriageway is
flanked by 1-room plan blocks which project forward a short distance either side of
the carriageway and room above it. There are doorways off each side of the
carriageway. The right (south-east) block has an axial stack backing onto the
carriageway. 2 storeys.
Exterior: nearly symmetrical 1:1:1 window front of C20 replacement casements
without glazing bars. The carriageway front arch has been partly rebuilt but does
retain the orginal oak headbeam, a soffit-chamfered low Tudor arch. The roof is
hipped to left and gable-ended to right and the eaves are carried down over the
front wings. The right wing has a C20 hipped half dormer and there is another on
the left end. There is a first floor doorway in the left gable end of the terrace
there. The rear elevation has a symmetrical 3-window front. The left windows have
chamfered oak mullions and are probably original. The right windows are C19
replacements. The carriageway arch here is a complete oak low Tudor arch with
chamfered surround and above it is a small original oak-framed single light window,
its surround carved with a twisted band of foliage.
Interior was not available for inspection at the time of this survey although it is
said to contain some orginal carpentry detail.
This gate house, an unusual building in its own right, forms part of an
exceptionally good group with Middle Coombe Farmhouse (q.v) and its traditional
farmbuildings.
Listing NGR: ST0002417019
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 96016
- 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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