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Summary

A particularly large and grand example of a planned farmstead, unusual for Devon. Farmhouse, including block of agricultural buildings to the rear, and further buildings around a double-courtyard, with a narrower yard to the north.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1208525: WELLPARKS AND ATTACHED FARMBUILDINGS TO NORTH
• Listed Building (II) 1297273: PLANNED FARMYARD AT WELLPARKS

Other References/Statuses

• Old Listed Building Ref: 386995
• Old Listed Building Ref: 386996

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMSTEAD (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Wellparks' shown on west side of Crediton. Map object based on this source.

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.

A particularly large and grand example of a planned farmyard, unusual for Devon, part of the Downes estate. Circa 1840. Flemish bond brick on local volcanic trap footings and slate roofs. Double-courtyard plan, with narrower north yard. Estate farmhouse including block of agricultural buildings to the rear (north) which have been partly converted to accommodation and are part of the planned farmyard, separately listed. Circa 1840, said to have been rebuilt following a fire.

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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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