Description

SS 80 SW CREDITON HAMLETS

3/77 Hollacombe House (formerly
26.8.65 listed as Hollacombe Farmhouse)

II

Large farmhouse. Probably C16 or C17, rebuilt in C18, refurbished and refronted in
mid C19. Front of stucco on cob with rubble footings with whitewashed brick on
rubble footings to rear; stone and brick stacks; concrete tile roof (thatched
until circa 1960). L-shaped building. Main block facing south with rear block
behind left (west) end. 3-room front block with cross passage to rear stair left
of centre room. End stacks and rear lateral stack to centre. 2 storeys. Regular
4-window front framed by slightly projecting flat-faced plinth, end pilasters and
strips and eaves cornice. 6-panel front door with overlight, panelled reveals and
flat-roofed Tuscan porch of 2 granite columns on block bases with responds and
wooden entablature. Flanking late C19 flat-roofed canted bay windows with moulded
entablature, 4-pane forward sash with horns, narrow side lights, granite sills and
panelled base. Left bay has C20 door intruded to front. Other windows are 16-pane
sashes without horns. Projecting eaves on pairs of shaped brackets and roof hipped
each side. Rear wing has 16-pane sashes to first floor and casements below with
roof hipped to rear. Back of main block is C18 brick with burnt headers and
includes some C18 or C19 timber casements with small panes. Interior has mostly
C19 fittings but large volcanic stone fireplace exposed to rear of centre room
which has C20 replacement lintel; it is presumably C16 or C17 hall fireplace.
House seems to have adapted C16 or C17 3-room-and-through-passage plan and
contemporary features are probably hidden. Roof not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS8111000288

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399862

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)