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Summary

Middlecott. Jointed cruck recorded (alcock citing c. Hulland). Documented in 1771 (mawer et al).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70NE/23
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMHOUSE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV327620.

Vis=good interior: both former hall and inner room have late c16-early c17 chamfered and step-stopped axial beams, the former set rear of centre and latter with broad chamfer. The hall fireplace has a replacement lintel. The crosswing is early-mid c17. The front room has oak plank and muntin screens to the passage and to the rear lobby, the latter incomplete. Both have ovolo-moulded posts and head beams to the room, chamfers with scrolls on reverse. The 2 crossbeams are plain chamfered and stone fireplace has oak lintel with rebated ovolo moulding and keeled step stops, similar to fireplace in rear room of crosswing. Roof has been raised but some original timbers survive including a closed large-framed truss over passage-hall partition which contains, at first floor level, and scroll-stopped doorway with an early plank door hanging on plain strap hinges. Other early features may survive behind c19 and c20 plaster (doe).

FORMERLY THATCH, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV41672.

Vis=farmhouse. Probable c16 core, rebuilt and enlarged in early-mid c17, modernised circa 1980. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stacks topped with c19 and c20 brick; circa 1980 slate roof (formerly thatch). South facing main block with cross wing at left (west) end projecting to rear. Main block apparently derived from c16 3 room and through passage house with inner room at right (east) end. Service room replaced in early c17 by crosswing of higher quality rooms, 2 with lobby between c18 stair block built to rear of passage in angle of wings now contains circa 1980 stairs. Projecting rear lateral stack to hall, projecting lateral stack to front room of cross wing and projecting gable end stack to rear room of cross wing.2 storeys. Irregular 3 window front of casements of various size and date, including circa 1980 pvc windows at left end and late c19-early c20 timber casements with glazing bars at right end. Passage door left of centre and secondary service door to former inner room (right of centre), both containing c20 plank doors with small lozenge windows. Left room in cross wing is slightly higher than rest of main block with hipped roof. Roof also hipped to right. Rear room of crosswing has late c19 three-light horizontal sliding sashes with glazing bars on each floor. Stair block includes 3 pigeon holes and has a pantile roof. The chimney shaft of the hall stack includes some early c19 brick.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV41674.

Alcock, n. W. /cruck construction(cba res rep 42)/(1981)110.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV41675.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)410.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV41676.

Des=hulland, c. /survey record/(1976)plan in parish file.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV41677.

Des=hulland, c. /list of historic houses/(1982)in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV41678.

Doe/hhr:morchard bishop(4/11/1985)72.

HULLAND 1982, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV41689.

Vis=survey record deposited in westcountry studies library (hulland 1982).

HULLAND, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV6435.

Vis=-/-/1976 (hulland). Stone with some cob. Originally thatched. Located in centre of hamlet. L-shaped with three room cross passage plan. Screen. Central room has ceiling beam and bread oven. Beams also in upper room. Hipped roof has interesting mixture of 17th century features including a jointed cruck and 'a' frames. No smoke blackening. House is dated from early 17th century and there are two stacks of that date (hulland).

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

Middlecott. Jointed cruck recorded (alcock citing c. Hulland). Documented in 1771 (mawer et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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