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Summary

An attractive cottage dating to the 17th century with a modern extension.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1318248: LUMPERS

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HOUSE (Built, XVII - 1601 AD (Between) to 1700 AD (Between))

Full description

Tyers, C + Hurford, M. + Arnold, A. + Howard, R.E. + Thorp, J., 2009, Dendrochronological Research in Devon: Phase II, Table 1 (Report - Interim). SDV348234.

The farmhouse was assessed for dendrochronological analysis but not sampled.

Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.

L-shaped building on the south side of the river.

Historic England, 2025, National Heritage List for England 2025, 1318248 (National Heritage List for England). SDV366287.

Lumpers. Cottage. Early-mid C17, extension of circa 1970. Plastered local stone and flint rubble, maybe with some cob; cob and stone rubble stacks with plastered brick chimneyshafts; thatch roof. Plan: L-plan house. The main block faces east. It has a 2-room plan with gable- end stacks. This is the C17 cottage. Circa 1970 a 3-room plan extension was built onto the right (north) end projecting to rear. The C17 cottage is 2 storeys the extension is single storey. Exterior: irregular front fenestration to the main block, 3 windows to the ground floor and 2 to the first floor; all are C19 flat-faced mullion casements of various sizes containing rectangular panes of leaded glass. The roof is half-hipped to right and gable-ended to left. There is a front porch to right (into the end of the extension) and another in the left end; both have thatched roofs and contain C20 doors. Interior: the right room of the main house shows only C20 detail. The left room however has a C17 chamfered crossbeam and the large fireplace has a chamfered oak front frame and includes a rear oven. The 3-bay roof is carried on 2 original side- pegged jointed cruck trusses. The roofspace is not accessible. Lumpers is one of a group of attractive listed buildings which make up the hamlet of Farway.
Dte first listed: 8th March 1988

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV5623 - Dendrochronological Research in Devon, Phase II

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