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| HER Number: | MDV35774 |
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| Name: | Lewdon Farmhouse, Thelbridge |
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Summary
Farmhouse dating to the 17th century. The listing description of 1985 states that it had been divided into two cottages but it now looks to be one property again.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 776 105 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS71SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thelbridge |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THELBRIDGE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS71SE/36
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMHOUSE (Built, XVII to XIX - 1601 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1985, Thelbridge, 163 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV338114.
Lewdon. Two cottages, formerly a farmhouse. Probably c17, possibly earlier. Plastered cob on rubble footings; cob or rubble stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; corrugated asbestos roof (formerly thatched). Long building facing south. Left end 2 room cottage has projecting end stack and rear lateral stack. Right end 3 room cottage has front and rear lateral stacks. Two storeys. Irregular 6 window front of late C19 and C20 casements with glazing bars. Both doors are C20. Row of 4 beeboles at first floor level right of centre. Plain carpentry detail where exposed. Roof not inspected.
Child, P., 1989, Untitled Source (Correspondence). SDV37893.
The interior of the farmhouse appears from the outside to be undistinguished. The partitions and staircases all appear to be C19 and of rather poor quality. The list states that it is two cottages although from the plan these now seem to have been linked.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Lewdon Farm marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338114 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1985. Thelbridge. Historic Houses Register. Unknown. 163. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139700 ] |
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| SDV37893 | Correspondence: Child, P.. 1989. Letter to Mid Devon District Council. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV64103 | Parent of: Bee boles at Lewdon Farm, Thelbridge (Monument) |
| MDV35773 | Related to: Threshing barn and linhay at Lewdon Farm, Thelbridge (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 15 2022 12:21PM |
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