Description

HALBERTON
SS 90 NE
4/169 Oburneford Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse. C17, remodelled and extended in the early C19. Cob, with some stone and
brick, plastered, under gabled end slate roof. Formerly a 3-room, cross-passage
house, with rear parlour wing; this survives in plan only, the whole being
thoroughly refurbished in the early C19 with the addition of another rear wing,
together with a single storeyed range parallel to the front. External lateral side
stack with slate set-offs heats the parlour wing. Brick shaft. 2 storeys.
Front: asymmetrical 4-window range; 16-pane hornless sash windows except above the
porch (set right of centre) where there is a round-headed 2-light casement window
with margin panes; porch with canopy, moulded and pierced with roundels and
diamonds, set on round posts; pilaster quoins and below the moulded gutter box a
raised frieze of possibly plaster fleurons: open timber bellcote at centre on ridge,
with pyramidal roof with finial.
Left-hand elevation: main range, barge boarded, with a blocked round headed window
to gable wall; 2 and 3-light casement windows to wing. Inner face of this wing with
three 3-light casement windows, 10 leaded panes per light.
Right-hand elevation: main range as to left, but gable wall slate hung. Round
headed window lights stairwell to inner face of right hand wing. Original rear
external cob wall visible internally; some C19 internal carpentry details survive.

Listing NGR: SS9890609309

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26593505

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