Horsewill Lake Farmhouse
HORSEWILL LAKE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325286
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Horsewill Lake Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HORSEWILL LAKE FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325286
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Horsewill Lake Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HORSEWILL LAKE 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:
- HORSEWILL LAKE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bishop's Tawton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 58412 29029
Details
BISHOPS TAWTON SS 52 NE 10/12 Horsewill Lake Farmhouse
- II
Farmhouse. Probably 1678 by date on fireplace lintel, remodelled in early C19. Whitewashed, rendered rubble and cob. Dry slate roofs. Brick stacks at each end and large lateral stack to rear; also brick. 3-room and through-passage plan with right-angled kitchen and dairy extension to rear forming overall T-shaped plan. 2 storeys. 4-window range of C19 sashes, 6 over 6 panes, with original glazing. 2 similar sashes each side of brick porch with hipped slate roof with 1/2-glazed panelled door. 6 panelled inner door with overlight. Window at lower end has sash 6 over 6 panes with 3 panes below to ground level to resemble a French window. Lean-to at each end has slatted window with 5-paned overlight. To rear, first floor sash 6 over 9 panes across the angle of the T-shape. C19 3-light casement to right side of rear extension and two 2-light casements above. Slated outshut to left side. Interior: ovolo-moulded hall fireplace lintel partially exposed and dated 1678. Chamfered beam to kitchen, reused joist to hall ceiling. C19 joinery largely intact including classical style doorcase to rear of through-passage, dog-leg staircase with stick balusters and moulded handrail ramped up to square newel. C17 roof trusses to rear right-angled extension otherwise roof structure C19 when the front range was heightened.
Listing NGR: SS5841229029
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98490
- 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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