Ball Farmhouse
BALL FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1326460
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Ball Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BALL FARMHOUSE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1326460
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Ball Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BALL 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:
- BALL FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sampford Courtenay
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 62606 95894
Details
SAMPFORD COURTENAY SX 69 NW 8/125 Ball Farmhouse II
Farmhouse. Probably early C16, heavily remodelled and extended in circa early-mid C17. Plastered cob and rubble walls. Gable ended thatch roof. Brick stack at left gable end, and rendered axial stack offset from ridge; rear wing has gable end projecting granite stack with tapering cap. Plan: Probably originated as 3-room-and-through-passage plan, hall open to the roof with central hearth. In the circa early-mid C17 a heavy remodelling took place either at the time that the hall was floored and its axial stack inserted or else slightly later. This remodelling divided the hall into 2 small rooms, the higher one an unheated dairy and created a large parlour at the higher end, possibly extending the house slightly. At the same time or slightly later a rear kitchen wing was added behind the passage. At an indeterminate date the lower room was demolished, or much reduced and now consists of a basically 1-storey unheated room, extended slightly in the C20. Exterior: 2 storeys. The roof-line drops over the right-hand part of the house, which is 1 storey. Asymmetrical 2-window front, 5 windows to ground floor. Circa mid-late C20 1-light casements to right-hand part. To left-hand part on ground floor are circa early C20 2-light small-paned casements. On first floor is 1 light C20 casement to the right and late C20 small semi-circular bay window to left supported on a bracket. The rear elevation has large wing projecting to left and Cl9 small-paned casements on the back wall. Interior: at the lower side of the passage is the remains of a plank and muntin screen with chamfered muntins. The room to the higher side of the passage has a fireplace with high chamfered wooden lintel and granite jambs. 2 axial beams with roll mouldings. The parlour has a similar fireplace which has had a cloam oven inserted into it. Large fireplace with chamfered wooden lintel in rear kitchen. It also has chamfered cross beams. Roof: over the hall of main range are 2 original trusses which may be jointed crucks, 1 of which appears to be slightly smoke-blackened. Its collar is probably a replacement. The rear wing has a C17 truss with slightly curved feet and dovetail halved collar. This is an interesting example of a C16 house heavily remodelled in the C17 to create a quite different plan from the original.
Listing NGR: SX6260695894
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 93008
- 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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