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Summary

Toatley farm. Medieval cob house with later additions. Detailed report by essex architectural research society lodged with rchm (1979). Possible cruck recorded (alcock, citing nmr).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS71SW/16
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMHOUSE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326937.

Multi-period interior: oldest recognisable structure is the hall roof carried on a late c15 - early c16 true cruck truss with cambered collar and saddle providing for a square-set ridge purlin (alcocks' apex type c). Truss is smoke-blackened proving that the hall at least was open to the roof and heated by an open hearth fire. In late c16 fireplace inserted into hall, rubble sides with oak lintel the soffit of which was originally provided with a flattened tudor arch but later mutilated by now-removed flat-topped chimney piece. At same time passage chamber erected which jettied into hall as far as chimney breast. Its bresummer is exposed with front soffit given a flinted moulding of concave flutes with fillets between. In the rear wall a contemporary 2-light window with chamfered mullion is set over position of rear passage door. It is now blocked. Hall floored in early or mid c17. Its deliberately high ceiling has original moulded plaster cornice, the same is used in the chamber above. No carpentry detail is exposed in passage or former service room/dairy except roof carried on a late c16-early c17 side pegged jointed cruck. Inner room was apparently rebuilt in late c17 or c18 with diagonal corner fireplace, rubble sides, curving pentan and oak lintel soffit-chamfered with straight cut stops, plain axial joists and roughly finished. A-frame truss roof with pegged lap-jointed collar. Kitchen block is mid-late c17. Large rubble fireplace has inserted or relined side oven and soffit-chamfered and straight cut stopped oak lintel. Alcove to left is said to be site of winder stair. Crossbeam also soffit-chamfered with straight cut stops and roof caried on side-pegged jointed cruck truss (doe).

ALCOCK, CITING NMR, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46574.

Toatley farm. Medieval cob house with later additions. Detailed report by essex architectural research society lodged with rchm (1979). Possible cruck recorded (alcock, citing nmr).

FORMERLY THATCH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46576.

Farmhouse. Late c15-early c16 with later c16 and c17 improvements, c17 kitchen block, modernised circa 1981. Plastered cob on rubble footings; stone rubble stacks topped with c20 brick; slate roof (formerly thatch). Originally a 3-room and through passage plan house facing south east with former inner room at right (north east) end. C17 kitchen block at right angles to rear of hall and inner room with end stack. Inner room has rear corner stack. Hall has large stack backing onto passage. Unheated service end was once a dairy. C20 stair block across back of hall blocking rear passage doorway. Circa 1981 1-room extension on left is narrower and set back from main front.2 storeys. Irregular 3-window front of c20 casements, some iron framed and some with glazing bars. Hall window higher than other ground floor windows. Front passage door left of centre with c20 gabled and slate-roofed porch. Circa 1981 extension recessed on left end has one window on each floor. Roof hipped each end.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46578.

Rchm/records at fortress house 1979:devon/(1980).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46579.

Alcock, n. W. /cruck construction(cba res rep 42)/(1981)112.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46580.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)364.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV46581.

Doe/hhr:chawleigh(19/2/1986)20.

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Documented in 1330 and 1394 (mawer et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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