Barn and Adjoining Horse Engine House Approximately 10 Metres to North West of Southwood Farmhouse
BARN AND ADJOINING HORSE ENGINE HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF SOUTHWOOD FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308733
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Barn and Adjoining Horse Engine House Approximately 10 Metres to North West of Southwood Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BARN AND ADJOINING HORSE ENGINE HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF SOUTHWOOD FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308733
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Barn and Adjoining Horse Engine House Approximately 10 Metres to North West of Southwood Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN AND ADJOINING HORSE ENGINE HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF SOUTHWOOD FARMHOUSE
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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:
- BARN AND ADJOINING HORSE ENGINE HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF SOUTHWOOD FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- High Bickington
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 61678 20709
Details
HIGH BICKINGTON SS 62 SW 5/87 Barn and adjoining horse-engine - house approximately 10 metres to north-west of Southwood Farmhouse
GV II
Barn and adjoining horse-engine house. Mid to late C19, with some minor C20 alterations. Uncoursed stone rubble with gable-ended Welsh-slate roof. Engine house of stone rubble and cob walls and gable-ended roof with late C20 covering. Plan: Barn aligned approximately north-east/south-west, facing farmyard to south- east. Opposed central court entrances and square-ended horse-engine house projecting to front at the right-hand end, with 3-bay open left-hand side (partly blocked in the late C20). Exterior: The cart entrances have pairs of large plank doors (one 2-leaf) with wooden lintels. The south-west entrance has a shallow porch with short flanking stone walls and lean-to slate roof. The formerly open left-hand side of the engine house was partly blocked in the late C20 with 2-light wooden casements inserted in the end bays but with square piers flanking the still open centre bay. Interior: C19 five-bay barn roof with trusses consisting of straight principals and lap-jointed collars; and 2 pairs of purlins. C20 roof to engine house. The barn and horse-engine house form part of a farmstead group which also includes Southwood Farmhouse and the adjoining farmbuildings (q.q.v.).
Listing NGR: SS6167820709
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91702
- 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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