Description

WIDECOMBE-IN-
SX 67 NE THE-MOOR
1/187 Lower Blackaton Farmhouse
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- II

Farmhouse, formerly a longhouse. C16 or C17 with lean-to addition at rear of house
part; shippon end remodelled as living accommodation in mid C20. Granite rubble.
Slated roof; 1946 photo shows shippon end with considerably lower roof-level.
Chimneystacks on each gable and just behind ridge, off-centre to left; the 2 left-
hand stacks have thatch weatherings. Plan consists of through-passage (rear door
now blocked) with 2 rooms to left separated by a staircase. Former shippon has
opposing front and back doors (now blocked or converted to windows) at the end next
to the passage. 2 storeys; lean-to single-storeyed. 6-window front; C20
casements with glazing-bars. 2-storeyed entrance-porch with chamfered stone
doorway and moulded stone window in second storey having hood-mould.
Interior: hall fireplace, backing on to through-passage, has hollow-moulded granite
jambs and lintel.
Source: 1946 photo in National Monuments Record, London.

Listing NGR: SX6947277978

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26534745

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Recommended Books

• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability