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HER Number:MDV69367
Name:Horse Engine House, Home Farm, Kings Nympton

Summary

Horse engine house added to the north side of the threshing barn in the late 19th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 671 196
Map Sheet:SS61NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKing's Nympton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishKINGS NYMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61NE/118/5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HORSE ENGINE HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Child, P., 1999, Countryside Stewardship Application. Kingsnympton (Correspondence). SDV78960.

Round house to the rear of a 19th century barn on the north side of the yard.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Map object based on this source.

English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.

[Part of] a range of farm buildings around farmyards to the north and north-east of Home Farmhouse…Behind to the north of the barn a C19 horse engine house. See listing description for full details.

Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants, Nov 2003, Home Farm, Kingsnympton Park, Kings Nympton, Devon, 13 (Report - Survey). SDV354971.

The horse engine house to the north of the threshing barn was added in the late century originally being open sided with wide stone piers under a slate roof. The eastern bay was later partly filled with cob on stone rubble footings. The horse driven crown wheel powered the machinery in the threshing bar. Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV350785National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital.
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV354971Report - Survey: Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants. Nov 2003. Home Farm, Kingsnympton Park, Kings Nympton, Devon. Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants Report. K686. A4 Stapled + Digital. 13.
SDV78960Correspondence: Child, P.. 1999. Countryside Stewardship Application. Kingsnympton. Letter to Farming and Rural Conservation Agency. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV66568Part of: Home Farm, Kingsnympton Park (Monument)
MDV69366Related to: Threshing Barn at Home Farm, Kings Nympton (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6328 - Historic Building Assessment of Home Farm, Kings Nympton

Date Last Edited:Oct 6 2023 5:52PM