East Pilliven Farmhouse and Outbuilding
EAST PILLIVEN FARMHOUSE AND OUTBUILDING, PILLIVEN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1325504
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- East Pilliven Farmhouse and Outbuilding
- Statutory Address:
- EAST PILLIVEN FARMHOUSE AND OUTBUILDING, PILLIVEN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1325504
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- East Pilliven Farmhouse and Outbuilding
- Statutory Address 1:
- EAST PILLIVEN FARMHOUSE AND OUTBUILDING, PILLIVEN LANE
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:
- EAST PILLIVEN FARMHOUSE AND OUTBUILDING, PILLIVEN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Witheridge
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 82364 15168
Details
WITHERIDGE PILLIVEN LANE SS 81 NW 5/89 East Pilliven Farmhouse and outbuilding 20.2.67 - II* Farmhouse. C13 or C14, substantially altered C17 and again much altered circa 1980. Rubble, concrete tile roof to gable ends, 2 stacks with brick shafts. Plan and development: Medieval open hall house, open from end to end, probably flanked by 2 other rooms. In the C16 a fireplace and chimney were added backing onto a through passage to left (lower room to extreme left), a floor was also inserted at this time. The inner room to right was at the same time extended to the north, unheated. Kitchen to left with gable end fireplace, this fireplace probably also inserted in the C16, further service room to extreme left. Inner room with cross-wing built inserted at right angles, probably C17, always an outbuilding. Exterior: 2 storeys, no early features remain outside and it is very doubtful that many openings remain in their original positions. C20 concrete mullioned windows. C20 doors. Interior: smoke-blackened roof over hall largely complete. One true cruck truss with massive square section principals with a yoke at the apex, mortised to the principals which carries a massive square-set ridge piece. The slightly cranked collar is halved and pegged into the principals, braces lap-jointed to the collar and the principal; the moulded decoration on the soffit of the principals at wall-plate level like a capital. Massive purlins trenched to the back of the principals. Most rafters complete, pegged at the apex supporting a wattle mat instead of battens to support the thatch. Wattle mat complete with smoke blackening. The roof over the lower end was entirely replaced in 1978. Hall fireplace with unchamfered wooden bressumer extending to the outer wall. Other interior features renewed or replaced. Source: Trans.Dev.Assoc., N Alcock
Listing NGR: SS8236415168
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 97495
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Transactions of the Devonshire Association in Transactions of the Devonshire Association, ()
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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