Description

SX 79 SW DREWSTEIGNTON

5/80 West Underdown Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Circa 1850. Plastered stone rubble, maybe some cob; stone rubble stacks
topped with plastered brick; slate roof with crested ridge tiles.
Plan: double depth house facing south-east. Central entrance hall and staircase
with a front and rear room either side all served by service end stacks. On the
right end and set back very slightly from the front is a 2-story integral outshot.
Main house is 2 storeys.
Exterior: symmetrical 3-window front of the original 16-pane sashes and central
doorway, still containing the original 6-panel door with an overlight including
margin panes. The roof is gable-ended. The outshot has a 2-window front of C19
casements with glazing bars, the ground floor ones with iron security bars. The
rear also contains similar casements and a round-headed sash to the stairs with Y-
tracery glazing bars. 2 sides of the rear service courtyards are enclosed by
service buildings.
Interior is well-preserved and contains most of its original joinery and other
details including an open string stick baluster stair with turned newel posts,
mahogany handrail and curtail step.

Listing NGR: SX7054491319

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399968

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