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HER Number:MDV68909
Name:Wash House, Little Bickington Farm, High Bickington

Summary

A long narrow single storey building to the north of the farmhouse at Little Bickington comprising three sections. The eastern part is open fronted, the central section was a wash house and the western room is an outhouse with a cobbled floor.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 600 203
Map Sheet:SS62SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHigh Bickington
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHIGH BICKINGTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62SW/72/4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WASH HOUSE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, Archaeological Assessment of Little Bickington Farm, Higher Bickington, 12, fig 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV9530.

Long narrow single storey 19th century building of coursed stone rubble under a slate roof to the north of the house divided into three sections. The eastern part is open fronted, the central section was a wash house and the western room is an outhouse with a cobbled floor.


Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Little Bickington Farm, High Bickington, Umberleigh, 4, 9, pl. 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV338400.

Long run of outbuildings added to the north of the house during the large-scale building expansion between 1841 and 1887. Pitched slate roof. Now used for storage. Other details: No 1656.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV338400Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Little Bickington Farm, High Bickington, Umberleigh. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.10. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4, 9, pl. 4.
SDV9530Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. Archaeological Assessment of Little Bickington Farm, Higher Bickington. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.52. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12, fig 3.

Associated Monuments

MDV68905Part of: Little Bickington Farm, High Bickington (Monument)
MDV68908Related to: High Bickington, Little Bickington, Farmhouse (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4199 - Devon County Farms Historic Environment Audit (Pilot Project)

Date Last Edited:Sep 11 2008 9:17AM