BARN AT SS 558 109 (TO EAST OF LOWER LANGHAM)

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1333047
Date first listed:: 10-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:: BARN AT SS 558 109 (TO EAST OF LOWER LANGHAM)
Statutory Address:: BARN AT SS 558 109 (TO EAST OF LOWER LANGHAM)

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1333047
Date first listed:: 10-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:: BARN AT SS 558 109 (TO EAST OF LOWER LANGHAM)
Statutory Address 1:: BARN AT SS 558 109 (TO EAST OF LOWER LANGHAM)

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BARN AT SS 558 109 (TO EAST OF LOWER LANGHAM)

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: Torridge (District Authority)
Parish:: Dolton
National Grid Reference:: SS 55882 10983

Details

DOLTON SS 51 SE 5/37 Barn at SS 558109 (to east of Lower Langham) II Barn, formerly house. Early C16 with alterations probably of 1574. Stone rubble and rubble and cob walls. Gable-ended corrugated iron roof. Plan: the original plan is unclear and may well have been reduced since the quality of the features is surprisingly high for the simple 2-room plan which survives. The larger room is to the left, heated by a front lateral stack, a thick wall divides it from the smaller right-hand room which was probably a parlour heated by a lateral fireplace in its front corner. At the rear of this room are newel stairs in a projection. A C19 outshut has been added adjoining this to the left. It is possible that a cross-passage and lower room have been demolished beyond the large left-hand room which is likely to have been the hall. This was originally open to the roof with a central hearth but lack of further evidence in the roof prohibits an assumption that the house was originally open from end to end although this seems quite likely. The date stone of 1574 may indicate the date when the hall was celled, the stacks inserted and the newel stairs added. It is unclear when the house was downgraded to agricultural use but fairly substantial alterations must have taken place at that time including the removal of both chimney stacks and a partial rebuilding of the front wall. Exterior: 2 storeys but with windows only on the ground floor. Asymmetrical front with 1 window opening high on ground floor to left of centre and a small opening to its right. Neither has any remains of windows or frames. Above the left-hand opening is a stone plaque inscribed with the date 1574 and the name W. Martin below it. The doorways are in either gable-end wall. The rear elevation has stair projection to left with out shut built immediately to its right. In the left-hand gable end wall a straight joint is clearly visible towards the front showing where the front wall was rebuilt. Interior: larger left-hand room has 3 chamfered cross beams with hollow step stops. Blocked lateral fireplace has heavy wooden lintel and rubble jambs. The right-hand room has 2 chamfered and straight-cut stopped axial beams. Small fireplace in front corner has hollow chamfered dressed stone jambs and wooden lintel with mason's mitred stops. At the rear of this room is a chamfered wooden square-headed doorframe leading to the newel stairs. The original stone steps with wooden treads survive. On the 1st floor a section of late C16 good quality panelling is preserved although not in situ. Roof= one original smoke-blackened roof truss survives over the left- hand room consisting of straight principals probably cut off at the bottom, with threaded purlins and cranked morticed collar. Despite this buildings change of use and the alterations to its exterior it still preserves a number of interesting and good quality internal features.

Listing NGR: SS5588210983

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Legacy System number:: 90828
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.