Description

CHIVELSTONE EAST PRAWLE
SX 73 NE
9/14 Torrings

II

House formerly farmhouse. Circa late C17 or early C18 with C20 alterations.
Colour-washed stone rubble walls. Gable ended thatch roof. 2 stone rubble
stacks, one axial and one at right gable end.
Plan: 3-room plan with narrow room at left-hand end, through which house is
entered and 2 larger rooms each heated by a fireplace in the end wall. Between
them is an inserted C20 staircase. Later C18 or early C19 barn added at left-hand
end.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4-window front mainly of circa early C20 4-
pane sashes but also 2 single-light C20 casements. Leanto C20 porch to left with
stable-type door. Barn at left-hand end, built partly into the hillside with a
wide doorway towards the right-hand end and a smaller one further up.
Interior: much altered in C20, beams have been replaced and fireplaces altered.

Listing NGR: SX7799436501

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26402243

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)