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Summary

The present farmhouse dates back to the 17th century but the site may well have late medieval origins.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1162353: WESTACOTT BARTON

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51SE/33/1
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMHOUSE (Built, XVII to XVIII - 1601 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134.

Doe/hhr:ashreigney/(10/3/1988)10.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Historic England, 2016, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV359353.

Westacott Barton. Farmhouse. Exhibits no features earlier than C17 but may well have late medieval origins. Probably extended in later C17 or early C18 with C19 and C20 additions. Rendered cob walls. Gable ended: thatch roof. Brick stack at either end and rendered rubble rear lateral stack with brick shaft. Plan: at present 4-room plan but originally likely to have been 3-room-and-through- passage plan as left-hand room was formerly used for storing cider and was probably added in the later C17 or early C18. The position of the passage is now unclear. Hall heated by lateral stack at the back, inner and lower rooms heated by gable end stacks. C19 outshut added at rear (present entrance front) of left-hand side with small C20 wing adjoining at centre. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5-window front of mid C20 3-light casements without glazing bars, apart from 1st floor window to right of centre which is a C19 light with arched head. C20 conservatory/porch at centre with glazed door. Rear elevation (present entrance front to farmyard) has C19 outshut to right and hipped roof small C20 wing at centre. Interior: right-hand end room has open fireplace with roughly chamfered wooden lintel. Rough axial ceiling beam. The insubstantial feet of straight principals are visible on the first floor, resting on the wall plates. Although the roof space was inaccessible at the time of survey and there is no evidence of early timbers visible on the first floor it is possible that earlier timbers survive in the roof space. Other early features are likely to have been concealed by modernisation in the mid C20.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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