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Summary

Former range of barns or linhay on the west side of the farmyard, fronting the road. It is thought that the northern section was built as a house in the late 16th or early 17th century and that southern section was added in the 19th century and was agricultural from the beginning. The range was converted to three dwellings in the late 1980s.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01SE/17/3
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 95373

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARN (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Timms, S., 1981, Old Bridwell (Worksheet). SDV43490.

Site visit 14th April 1981. The outbuilding fronting the road has four full length jointed crucks. It is of cob with a modern galvanised iron roof. There are two early windows on the south-west, road-facing, elevation, one of which has intact mullions. There are later outbuildings attached on the south-east and north-east sides.

Devon County Council Conservation Section, 1981, Old Bridwell, Films 472, 536 (Ground Photograph). SDV43494.

Department of Environment, 1982, Addition/alteration to the Provisional List for District of Mid Devon (former Tiverton RD) (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV43539.

Range of farm buildings south-west of Old Bridwell Farmhouse. Circa C17 or earlier barn with later building on north-east side. Long cob range with steeply pitched asbestos sheet roof with gabled and hipped ends. The south-east end has higher roof. Later timber building lean-to on north east side facing farmyard. South range has central doorway on south-west side facing road. Interior: jointed cruck trusses.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1982, Devon. Uffculme: Bridwell (Report - non-specific). SDV43504.

There are two large barns at Old Bridwell with joionted crucks and high quality cart entrances with depressed 4-centred heads.

English Heritage, 2012, Range of buildings 20 metres west of Old Bridwell (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV349165.

Notification of an application to remove the range of buildings from the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

English Heritage, 2012, Range of buildings 20 metres west of Old Bridwell, Bridwell (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV349533.

Notification that English Heritage have been asked to consider de-listing the range of buildings and have completed an initial assessment.
The site was listed in at which time it was described as 'a range of farm buildings, formerly a dwelling'. At that time the cob range consisted of two distinct sections; it is thought that the northern section began as house in the late C16 or early C17, with the attached southern section being agricultural from the first, and probably dating from the C19. The range was converted to three dwellings in 1987. At the time of the conversion, the range was divided to form an eleven-bay linhay facing the farmyard, with a wide wagon entrance to the south.

English Heritage, 2012, Range of buildings 20 metres west of Old Bridwell, Bridwell Avenue (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV350359.

Notification that the range of buildings has been removed from the List. The range was recommended for de-listing for the following principal reason: * Alteration: the buildings have undergone very substantial alteration and rebuilding since they were listed, resulting in the loss of all significant historic features; they are therefore no longer of special interest.
Date first listed: 10th February 1982. Date of removal from List: 9th October 2012

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Now converted to three dwellings.

Unattributed, Unknown, Bridwell (Ground Photograph). SDV43495.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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