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| HER Number: | MDV73304 |
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| Name: | Venmoor Farmhouse, Woodbury |
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Summary
Venmoor Farmhouse built by the Rolle estate in the 1840s. Two storey brick house with hipped slate roof with red ridge tiles.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 003 865 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Woodbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WOODBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMHOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1986, Woodbury (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV109147.
Venmoor Farmhouse (alias Venmore). 1840s. Brick; hipped slate roof with red ridge tiles. Rectangular double-depth plan house with principal rooms on either side of central entrance hall and with contemporary wing to right (south-west); double external end stacks.
Two storeys.
Front: symmetrical three-window range. Overhanging eaves. First floor windows with 12-pane hornless sashes, under depressed window arches. Ground floor: tripartite 4:12:4 pane hornless sash window flanking central panelled door with rectangular fanlight; hipped, slated open porch on simple chamfered posts. The right-hand extension, recessed, forms a two-window range, with 12-pane hornless sash windows (replaced to ground floor) under depressed arches, identical to main range. Left-hand elevation: well composed; the external stacks have white (Portland) stone capitals; between them are two 12-pane hornless sash windows to each floor.
Venmoor Farm was the earliest example in Woodbury of the mid 19th century improved farmsteads built by the Rolle estate. Other details: LBS 88576.
Passmore, A. J., 2008, Archaeological Recording of the Farm Buildings at Venmore Farm, Woodbury, Devon, 1 (Report - Survey). SDV340781.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV109147 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Woodbury. Historic Houses Register. |
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| SDV340781 | Report - Survey: Passmore, A. J.. 2008. Archaeological Recording of the Farm Buildings at Venmore Farm, Woodbury, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 08.34. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV73303 | Part of: Venmoor Farm, Woodbury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2008 9:53AM |
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