Church Town Farmhouse
CHURCH TOWN FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325447
- Date first listed:
- 15-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church Town Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH TOWN FARMHOUSE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13493/13
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325447
- Date first listed:
- 15-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church Town Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH TOWN 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:
- CHURCH TOWN FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Anstey
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 85211 27526
Details
WEST ANSTEY WEST ANSTEY SS 82 NE 2/51 Church Town Farmhouse - GV II Farmhouse. Probably C17 core, extensively remodelled in C19. Painted rendered stone rubble and cob. Slate roof with axial and gable end stone rubble stacks with tapered caps, that to left end with clay pot with horns. Lateral rear stack to added range at right end. Plan: 3-room and cross-passage plan, lower end to right, the partition on the lower side of the cross-passage having been removed. Continuous outshuts to rear containing staircase. Probably C18 kitchen/servants quarters range with lower ridge level added at right end with large kitchen and dairy. Exterior: 2 storeys. 4-window range C19 fenestration. All 3-light casements, 6 panes per light, except for 2-light casement above 4-panelled door, the upper 2 panels glazed. Interior: C19 joinery survives largely throughout. C19 chimneypiece to lower end fireplace with bread oven. Hollow chamfered cross ceiling beam to former cross- passage, 2 chamfered axial ceiling beams and rear bressumer to hall and deep chamfered axial ceiling beam and bressumers to inner room. Hall and inner room fireplaces concealed by C20 chimneypieces. Roof structure entirely replaced in C19.
Listing NGR: SS8521127526
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97400
- 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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