South Grounds Farmhouse
SOUTH GROUNDS FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318105
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- South Grounds Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTH GROUNDS FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1318105
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- South Grounds Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTH GROUNDS 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:
- SOUTH GROUNDS FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Slapton
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 82319 44561
Details
SX 8244 SLAPTON South grounds Farmhouse 12/78
GV II
Farmhouse. Circa 1835 to 1840, with later C20 alterations. Local slate rubble with red brick window jambs, low pitched slate hipped roof with deep eaves. Rendered side stacks with tall red clay pots and small rendered stack over front wall. Plan: Double depth rectangular plan. 2 principal front rooms with entrance to stairhall between to right of centre, and service rooms behind, a large kitchen to the left and what was probably the dairy to the right. There is a cellar under the front room entered via an external doorway on the left side. In the late C20 the house was restored and the entrance hall was widened by moving the partition on the left-hand side. Exterior: 2 storeys and cellar. Asymmetrical 3-window with front. C19 16-pane sashes, some restored, the windows to left of centre are 12-pane sashes, all in openings with flat stone arches. Doorway to right of centre with panelled grid glazed door and C20 open porch with hipped slate canopy on wooden posts. On left-hand side the cellar doorway has a plank door and to its left at higher level a late C20 conservatory. Rear elevation has 16-pane sashes, some restored and large C20 central stair window with C20 porch below. Interior: Only the ground floor was inspected. Most of the original joinery has been replaced but the original open well staircase survives with stick balusters and turned newels.
Listing NGR: SX8231944561
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99864
- 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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