Description

SX 69 SE SOUTH TAWTON

4/154 Middle Gooseford Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Probably C17, maybe earlier, thoroughly renovated circa 1920. Plastered
granite rubble, maybe with cob; stone rubble stacks, 2 of them with granite ashlar
chimneyshafts; thatch roof.
Plan and development: 4-room-and-through-passage plan house built down a gentle
hillslope facing south-east. Small unheated room, probably a dairy, uphill at the
right (north-eastern) end. Inner room has an axial stack backing onto the dairy.
Hall has an axial stack backing onto the passage. Service end room has projecting
gable-end stack. Since no internal inspection was available at the time of this
survey it is not possible to outline the historic development of the house here.
Nevertheless it seems likely that the original house was some form of open hall-
house. It is tempting to interpret the house as a former Dartmoor longhouse but
there is no evidence for this. Now 2 storeys throughout.
Exterior: regular but not symmetrical 6-window front of circa 1920 casements except
for the ground floor hall window which is C19 and its outer lights contain
rectangular panes of leaded glass. Passage front doorway a little left of centre
contains a C19 fielded panel door behind a C20 gabled porch on rustic posts. Roof
is gable-ended.
Interior was not available for inspection at the time of this survey. According to
the owner it is mostly the result of the circa 1920 renovation; the fireplaces are
blocked and no carpentry detail is exposed. Some of the beams were removed circa
1920.

Listing NGR: SX6768891863

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399959

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas