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HER Number: | MDV36648 |
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Name: | FARMHOUSE in the Parish of Cheriton Bishop |
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Summary
Underhill. Farmhouse, later 2 cottages, now house. C16 core, c17 improvements, divided in late c18-early c19, united and modernised in 1970s. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble and cob stacks topped with c19 brick; gable-ended pantile roof (formerly thatch). Much altered 3-room-and-through-passage plan. Now 2 storeys throughout, faces east. Cob stack in north gable; stone axial stack serving both central and southern rooms blocks former passage and creates present lobby entrance arrangement. Secondary front door to northern room.5-window front of mainly c19/20 wooden casements of various size and irregular disposition (most with glazing bars). Left-end first floor window is c17 4-light oak frame with chamfered mullions. Large lobby door under c20 hood. Inside c17 oak doorframes (chamfered surrounds with scroll stops) lead from lobby to southern and central rooms. Former has stone fireplace with oak lintel also chamfered with scroll stops and c16 cross beam (chamfered with step stops). Stone fireplace to central room is partly rebuilt and includes large late c18 early c19 brick bread oven. Northern gable-end fireplace a c20 rebuild. Roof is mainly c18 but incorporates remains of one c16 smoke-blackened, side-pegged jointed cruck truss over hall. C17 lobby-entrance plan is unusual in devon (doe).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 772 935 |
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Map Sheet: | SX79SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Cheriton Bishop |
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District | Mid Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHERITON BISHOP |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX79SE/67
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMHOUSE (Early Medieval to XVI - 1066 AD to 1600 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV332207.
Underhill. Farmhouse, later 2 cottages, now house. C16 core, c17 improvements, divided in late c18-early c19, united and modernised in 1970s. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble and cob stacks topped with c19 brick; gable-ended pantile roof (formerly thatch). Much altered 3-room-and-through-passage plan. Now 2 storeys throughout, faces east. Cob stack in north gable; stone axial stack serving both central and southern rooms blocks former passage and creates present lobby entrance arrangement. Secondary front door to northern room.5-window front of mainly c19/20 wooden casements of various size and irregular disposition (most with glazing bars). Left-end first floor window is c17 4-light oak frame with chamfered mullions. Large lobby door under c20 hood. Inside c17 oak doorframes (chamfered surrounds with scroll stops) lead from lobby to southern and central rooms. Former has stone fireplace with oak lintel also chamfered with scroll stops and c16 cross beam (chamfered with step stops). Stone fireplace to central room is partly rebuilt and includes large late c18 early c19 brick bread oven. Northern gable-end fireplace a c20 rebuild. Roof is mainly c18 but incorporates remains of one c16 smoke-blackened, side-pegged jointed cruck truss over hall. C17 lobby-entrance plan is unusual in devon (doe).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55359.
Doe/hhr:cheriton bishop/(20/5/1985)22.
Hill, N., 2005, On the Origins of Crucks; an Innocent Notion (Article in Serial). SDV361591.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV332207 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
SDV361591 | Article in Serial: Hill, N.. 2005. On the Origins of Crucks; an Innocent Notion. Vernacular Architecture. 36. Unknown. |
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SDV55359 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jul 19 2018 4:19PM |
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