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Summary

'greentree cottage' in broadclyst was originally a c15 three cell open hall cross-passage house. In the late c16 a large lateral stack + ceilings were inserted to provide first floor sleeping space. In c17/c18 the house was extended to the northwest + a second stack added. During the c18/c19 the house was converted into two dwellings + back to one in c20. The walls are of rendered cob on a stone plinth under a thatched roof. Important surviving features include a smoke-blackened jointed cruck truss, a large fireplace + bake oven (nt).

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1098303: HACKWORTHY COTTAGE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/142
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 88444

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC (Early Medieval to XX - 1066 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126604.

Des=the national trust/killerton estate archaeological survey: part 3: the cottages + broadclyst/(2000)243/copy in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126605.

Des=national trust/killerton estate building survey/(dec 1984)/in smr.

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV52.

'greentree cottage' in broadclyst was originally a c15 three cell open hall cross-passage house. In the late c16 a large lateral stack + ceilings were inserted to provide first floor sleeping space. In c17/c18 the house was extended to the northwest + a second stack added. During the c18/c19 the house was converted into two dwellings + back to one in c20. The walls are of rendered cob on a stone plinth under a thatched roof. Important surviving features include a smoke-blackened jointed cruck truss, a large fireplace + bake oven (nt).

National Trust, 1983 - 1990, Killerton Estate Building Survey (Report - Survey). SDV344584.

Other details: Survey date December 1984.

English Heritage, 2011, Historic Houses Register (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV346128.

House, 17th century or earlier, with 18th century and later alterations. Cob, stone plinth, rendered. Thatched roof, half-hipped to left, gabled end to right, with right-end stack. Prominent front lateral stack (although now flush with right-hand face of building) with one off-set and large bake-oven projection with tile roof. Four windows to ground floor, all 19th century, 2-light timber casements. Six panes to each light; 3 windows to first floor, one to the left of stack as ground, those to the right 18th century, one 2 and one 3-light timber casements, 8 panes to each light. No original features visible at ground floor level. Interior not inspected, but it is reported that 6 trusses survive, some and probably all jointed crucks. (NT vernacular buildings survey).

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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