Description

ST13SW LYDEARD ST LAWRENCE CP

2/189 Lower Tarr Farmhouse

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GV II

Farmhouse. C16, extended C17, dated 1691. Red sandstone random rubble partially rendered, slate roofs, stone stack
right gabled with full height curing chamber projection on right return, brick stacks left of entrance and next bay
left marking extent or original block. 2 cell and cross passage extended one bay South with wings added North and South
sides. Two storeys, irregular fenestration, first floor left blocked window, leaded casement and right remains of
4-light ovolo moulded mullion with leaded casement. Ground floor leaded casement to right of C20 glazed door, wooden
trellis porch on rendered brick, left tripartite sash with French window in outer bay right. Interior not viewed, said
to contain jointed cruck trusses, chamfered beams with stops, plasterwork in first floor North wing, panel dated 1691
with coat of arms indistinct beneath later plaster, plasterwork also in room over hall. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO,
November 1974).

Listing NGR: ST1074830575

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26313706

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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