Description

NORTH MOLTON
SS 72 NW
13/122 South Leigh Farmhouse
20.2.67
II
Farmhouse. Probably C17, possibly earlier, with probably C18 and C19 additions.
Remodelled in the mid to late C20. Stone rubble and cob, almost completely cement
rendered. C20 asbestos-slate roof (formerly thatched), hipped to left. Brick
stacks.
Plan and development: Probably 3 room and cross-passage plan, facing south (ground
falls to left). Probably consisting of hall with axial stack backing onto cross-
passage and former service to left with external lateral stack to rear, and former
inner room to right with end stack. Probably late C18 one-roomed addition at left-
hand end and probably C19 short addition projecting at right angles in front of
right-hand end. Two storeys.
Exterior: Asymmetrically-fenestrated front. 4 windows to first floor and 5 to ground
floor, all mid to late C20 wooden casements, mainly of 2 lights. C19 gabled stone
porch between second and third windows from right, with small casement to front and
entrance in right-hand side. Left-hand return of right-hand wing has first-floor C20
two-light wooden casement and ground-floor boarded door.
Interior not inspected (access denied).

Listing NGR: SS7143128671

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26508999

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Recommended Books

• 
  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)