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Summary

An attractive group of buildings forming the east, north and west sides of a yard which faces onto a large pond. Built of stone rubble with slate roofs. The buildings include an open-fronted linhay on the west side, a shippon and threshing barn to the north and stables to the east. The machinery in the threshing barn was formerly powered by a waterwheel.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Traditional Listed (Grade II) Farm Buildings, including a Shippon and Granary and farm pond, marked on nineteenth century mapping, at Benhayes Farm
• Listed Building (II) 1106969: NORTH AND EAST RANGES OF FARMBUILDINGS TO FARMYARD NORTH-WEST OF BENSHAYES FARMHOUSE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS92SW/34/2
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHIPPON STOCK BUILDING (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
• STABLE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
• THRESHING BARN (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
• LINHAY (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1987, Bampton, 2 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV54005.

North and east ranges of farm-buildings to farmyard north-west of Benshayes Farmhouse. 2 adjoining ranges of farmbuildings : a shippon and barn to the north and stables to the east. Probably late C18 with some C19 modifications to the stable range. Stone rubble with slate roofs, gabled at ends ; some brick dressings to ground floor stable openings. 2 ranges at right angles to one another. The north range consists of a shippon with loft over at the left end and a taller building at the right end with a threshing loft (machinery formerly powered by a water wheel). The east range is also lofted, the ground floor now converted to stables. 2 storeys. The left hand block of the north range has 4 round-headed doorways and a blocked loft doorway. The taller adjoining block has a large first floor loft entrance to the left, a square-headed doorway below and 2 round-headed doorways on the ground floor to the right. The east range has 2 ground floor doorways with flat brick arches and 5 windows, mostly with flat brick arches. 4 first floor loft openings. These ranges, located down the slope of the land from Benshayes Farmhouse form a good group with the farmhouse and granary.

Campbell, R., 1989, Benshayes, Bampton: Barns as Existing, Plans and Elevations (Plan - measured). SDV359112.

Child, P., 1990, Proposed Conversion of Barns to Four Dwellings, Benshayes, Bampton (Correspondence). SDV359111.

The two principal ranges of these barns are listed and are described in the list. There is a typical linhay, partly boarded in and of 19th century date, presumably contemporary with the adjacent shippon. Also a lofted animal shed projecting from the rear of the shippon range. The style of this perhaps indicates an 18th century date although its relationship with the other buildings in chronologically ambiguous. This is a very good and attractive group of farm buildings, typical of its period with the arched openings which are commonly found under bank barns. Its quality is reflected in its listing which must indicate that it is 'worthy of conservation'.

McManamon, T.F., 1994, SMR Queries (Correspondence). SDV34131.

McManamon, T.F., 1994, Updates and corrections to SMR (Correspondence). SDV359068.

The farm buildings are listed separately to the famhouse and granary, and are Grade II Listed.

Child, P., 2000, Countryside Stewardship: Buildings at Benshayes Farm, Bampton (Correspondence). SDV366493.

A picturesque group of buildings facing onto a large farm pond and looking out across attractive countryside. The buildings are each listed in their own right apart from the linhay on the west side. This is presumably not listed separately as the roof has been replaced. However, it is a typical example of a Devon linhay with an open-fronted loft for storing hay above cattle accommodation below. It has full height timbers posts at the front and is built into the bank behind, which is relatively unusual in linhays. It post-dates the adjacent range of animal houses. These appear to be early to mid 19th century in date and the linhay, therefore, probably dates to the second half of the 19th century.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Sources / Further Reading

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