Description

SX 69 NE SOUTH TAWTON

1/171 South Hill Farmhouse
(Twenty Acres on O.S.)

II

Small farmhouse. Mid or late C17, late C19 extension. The older section is
plastered cob on stone rubble footings with cob or stone rubble stack and thatch
roof; the C19 section is brick with brick stack and slate roof.
Plan and development: 2-room plan house facing south. The left room is the
original part; apparently a 1-room plan cottage with projecting left (west) gable-
end stack. Mid or late C19 1-room plan extension on right (east) end with gable-end
stack. 2 storeys with C20 outshot to rear.
Exterior: nearly symmetrical 3-window front of C20 casements with glazing bars
despite the difference in walling materials. Central doorway contains a C20 plank
door. Former doorway now occupied by ground floor left window. Roof is gable-
ended.
Interior: in the C17 room there is a large soffit-chamfered crossbeam and the
rubble fireplace has a soffit-chamfered oak lintel. Roof not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX6745398807

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26611597

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)