Description

WIDECOMBE-IN-
SX 67 SE THE-MOOR
5/152 Corndon Farmhouse
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- II

Farmhouse, formerly a longhouse. C16 or C17 with later additions. Granite rubble.
Asbestos-slated roof. Large granite ashlar chimneystack with thatch weathering and
tapered top, on ridge at right-hand end. Smaller rendered stack with weathering and
plain, flat projecting cap on left-hand gable. Probably a 3-room and through-
passage plan, the lower end (known to have been a shippon) having been demolished;
hall stack backs on to through-passage. 2 storeys with single-storey porch at front
and single-storey lean-to at rear. 3 windows wide. All windows have C20 plastic
casements. Old plank door in right-hand bay of ground storey; granite porch in
front.
Interior not inspected, but owner says there is a chamfered upper-floor beam;
probably other features of interest, concealed under plaster.

Listing NGR: SX6970274497

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26534388

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Recommended Books

• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)