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Summary

Cider house dating to the earlier 17th century; the first floor probably inserted in the later 17th century. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings, one end rebuilt in local stone rubble with large dressed granite quoins; corrugated iron roof (formerly thatch). This cider house forms part of a group with the important farmhouse, Drascombe Barton, its garden walls and butterwell.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1106092: CIDER HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH-WEST OF DRASCOMBE BARTON

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX79SW/6/3
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CIDER HOUSE (Built, XVII - 1601 AD (Between) to 1700 AD (Between)) + Sci.Date

Full description

Department of Environment, 1988, Drewsteignton, 22 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV336831.

Cider house approximately 30 metres north-west of Drascombe Barton.
Cider house. Probably mid-17th century. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings, one end rebuilt in local stone rubble with large dressed granite quoins; corrugated iron roof (formerly thatch).
Plan and exterior description: the building faces south. The wide doorway to right now contains a 20th century door. Left of this an external flight of stone steps rise to a door to the apple loft. The roof is half-hipped to left and hipped to right. At the back are the remains of a 19th century horse engine house; its roof carried on massive timber posts some of which have been replaced by granite posts.
Interior: three-bay ceiling, the right bay open to the roof. The left crossbeam is massive. It is soffit-chamfered and supported by posts with jowled heads set in the cob walls. The right crossbeam is soffit-chamfered with step stops.
Three-bay roof of 17th century A-frame trusses, one with its original collar halved into the principals.

Tyers, C + Hurford, M. + Arnold, A. + Howard, R.E. + Thorp, J., 2009, Dendrochronological Research in Devon: Phase II, 8-9, photos (Report - Interim). SDV348234.

The results of a dendrochronological analysis undertaken on timbers from the cider house provided an estimated felling date of 1604-29, with one ground floor ceiling beam providing a date range of 1663-88 suggesting that the first floor was inserted later. These dates are slightly earlier than expected.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Depicted on the modern mapping.

Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.

SX 79 SW DREWSTEIGNTON - 5/35 Cider house approximately 30 metres north-west of Drascombe Barton GV II
Cider house. Probably mid C17. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings, one end rebuilt in local stone rubble with large dressed granite quoins; corrugated iron roof (formerly thatch).
Plan and exterior description: the building faces south. The wide doorway to right now contains a C20 door. Left of this and external flight of stone steps rise to a door to the apple loft. The roof is half-hipped to left and hipped to right. At the back are the remains of a C19 horse engine house; its roof carried on massive timber posts some of which have been replaced by granite posts.
Interior: 3-bay ceiling, the right bay open to the roof. The left crossbeam is massive. It is soffit-chamfered and supported by posts with jowled heads set in the cob walls. The right crossbeam is soffit-chamfered with step stops.
3-bay roof of C17 A-frame trusses, one with its original collar halved into the principals. This cider house forms part of a group with the important farmhouse, Drascombe Barton (q.v), its garden walls (q.v) and Butterwell (q.v).
Listing NGR: SX7012292060

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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