Moortown Farmhouse
MOORTOWN FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1326238
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Moortown Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MOORTOWN FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1326238
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Moortown Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOORTOWN 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:
- MOORTOWN FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whitchurch
- National Park:
- Dartmoor
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 52655 74035
Details
WHITCHURCH MOORTOWN SX 57 SW
7/185 Moortown Farmhouse 14-6-52 - II
Farmhouse. Early C18, possibly incorporating earlier building, mid C19 2-storey addition to rear left, probably C19 1½-storey outhouse attached to rear right, house extended by 2 bays to front right early C20 in same style. Rubble, with large quoins in granite, slate-hung, rear rendered. Steeply pitched slate pitched slate hipped roof with lead rolls to the hips and roof, sprocketed eaves breaking forward slightly over corners with moulded timber eaves cornice. Rendered stacks to right side of C20 and to rear. Double depth plan, with central entrance to hall with stair to rear left, principal rooms to right and left front. C19 2-storey addition to rear left forms parallel wing projecting to left, outhouse attached to rear right is extended to form L- plan, enclosing small courtyard to rear. 2 bays added to front right in early C20. 2 storeys, 5 bays to left of original house and 2 wider spaced bays to right, all 12-pane sashes with segmental heads in exposed boxes, windows in 2 bays to left have early C18 thick glazing bars remaining. In centre of 5 bays, porch with hipped roof, round-headed double doors, half-glazed, in brick surround, probably rebuilt in early C20, with inner 6-panelled doors. At ground floor to right a square bay with hipped roof to right a square bay with hipped roof and two 8-pane sashes with sidelights. Slatehanging broken forward as string course. Left gable end has ground floor and first floor C20 window to ieft. Rear wing projecting to left has C20 French window and 2-light casement at first floor, rear of wing has 2 windows at each storeys, all C20, heated by gable end stack to inner rear side. Right gable end has external stack to left and 2 windows, all 12-pane sashes, asbestos slates to hipped roof end. Rear of main range rendered, door to left of rear wing, with sash with thick glazing bars lighting stair above, stonework above which might be remains of early stringcourse. Roof over 2 C20 bays hipped to rear. 1½-storey outhouse attached to left with hipped slate roof and attached single storey addition to end with corrugated iron roof, rear-of outhouse has 2 doors with timber lintels and small brick stack to outer corner. To left at first floor, main range has 2 small 4-pane lights and small single light, single storey lean-to at base of external stack. Interior not accessible.
Listing NGR: SX5265574035
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 94095
- 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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