Description

SX 77 SW WIDECOMBE-IN-
6/133 THE-MOOR
Bittleford Farmhouse, including
23.8.55 shippon at left-hand end

GV II

Farmhouse, possibly a former longhouse. Probably C17 or earlier; porch added 1705.
Shippon end rebuilt late C19 or early C20. Granite rubble; house-part covered with
roughcast. House covered with asbestos slates, shippon with real slates. 2 large
chimneystacks on ridge covered with roughcast; left-hand stack (probably backing on
to through-passage) with stone weatherings. Plan seems to have 4 domestic rooms to
right of through-passage. 2 storeys. 4-window front; all windows have C20 plastic
casements, except for C19 wood casement in upper storey of porch. Ground storey of
porch has moulded, round-arched granite doorway with 1705 RT carved in the
spandrels. Shippon to left is L-shaped; openings have segmental arches with well-
cut voussoirs. Loft door with gabled roof rising above eaves-line.
Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX7056374898

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26534266

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)