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Summary

Eggesford barton farmhouse and adjoining farmbuilding. Probably late c18/early c19, altered and refurbished in mid c19. Exposed local mudstone rubble laid to rough courses with ashlar quoins and arch heads, secondary brick eaves cornice; stone rubble and brick stacks with c19 and c20 brick chimney shafts some of which are plastered and one includes an early bulbous cone chimney pot; slate roofs. Three ranges of adjoining buildings arranged round farm courtyard. Two storeys. West range has irregular 5:1:3 window front. No carpentry exposed in farmhouse. Mainly c19 joinery detail. Dovecote has brick walls containing pigeon holes. Plain caroentry detail and c19 king post trusses throughout, a queen post variant over workshop. See doe list for full details (doe, 1986).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61SE/72
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMHOUSE (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

DOE, 1986, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44169.

Eggesford barton farmhouse and adjoining farmbuilding. Probably late c18/early c19, altered and refurbished in mid c19. Exposed local mudstone rubble laid to rough courses with ashlar quoins and arch heads, secondary brick eaves cornice; stone rubble and brick stacks with c19 and c20 brick chimney shafts some of which are plastered and one includes an early bulbous cone chimney pot; slate roofs. Three ranges of adjoining buildings arranged round farm courtyard. Two storeys. West range has irregular 5:1:3 window front. No carpentry exposed in farmhouse. Mainly c19 joinery detail. Dovecote has brick walls containing pigeon holes. Plain caroentry detail and c19 king post trusses throughout, a queen post variant over workshop. See doe list for full details (doe, 1986).

SS61SE/20/1, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44170.

Eggesford barton contains a re-set datestone which reads "ecm 1626". Probably refers to edward and mary chichester and came from the original eggesford house site (ss61se/20/1) (axe et al).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44172.

Doe/hhr:eggesford(19/2/1986)42.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44173.

Axe, m. + chapman, l. + miller, s. /the lost houses of eggesford/(1995)14.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44174.

Des=wade-martins,s. /thematic survey of planned and model farms:devon/(1999)4/copy in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV44175.

Des=english heritage/model farmsteads:thematic survey/(1998)12/report in smr.

Wade-Martins, S., 1999, Thematic Survey of Planned and Model Farms: Devon (Un-published). SDV17916.

Three ranges around a courtyard, now converted to arts centre (wade-martins).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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