Description

CREDITON

SX89NW EXETER ROAD
672-1/2/46 (North side)
Wellparks and attached farmbuildings
to north

GV II

Estate farmhouse including block of agricultural buildings to
the rear (north) which have been partly converted to
accommodation and are part of a planned farmyard, the
remainder separately listed (q.v). Circa 1840, said to have
been rebuilt following a fire (information from the occupier).
Flemish bond red brick on local volcanic trap rubble footings;
hipped slate roof with deep eaves; brick end and rear axial
stacks with corbelled shafts.
Plan: U-plan. A single depth main block, 3 rooms wide with an
entrance to left of centre. Rear right and left wings at right
angles, the rear left wing containing a principal room,
kitchen wing to rear right. A dairy addition under a lean-to
roof has partly infilled the north courtyard between the
wings.Brewery wing to rear of house and stable wing to north
of courtyard.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4-window front, the front
door to left of centre with a doorcase with panelled pilasters
and reveals; 6-panel front door, the upper panels glazed with
an overlight with geometric glazing bars. All windows have
flat quaged brick arches and are glazed with early C19 small
pane iron-framed casements: 3-light in the outer bays, 2-light
above the front door and 4-light in the bay to right of the
front door. The left return has a mixture of casements, some
secondary, and a segmental-headed brick archway through the
rear left wing to the rear courtyard, dividing the farmhouse
from the brewery. The rear (north) elevation of the brewery
has a flight of external stone steps up to the first floor.
The stable block has deep eaves, matching the house and doors
on the north side.
Interior: The house preserves original early C19 features
including joinery and a stick baluster stair.

Listing NGR: SX8441999601

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503595

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)