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Higher Watchcombe Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Colyton, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7725 / 50°46'20"N

Longitude: -3.0947 / 3°5'40"W

OS Eastings: 322903

OS Northings: 97557

OS Grid: SY229975

Mapcode National: GBR PD.6PZ7

Mapcode Global: FRA 47D1.J5C

Plus Code: 9C2RQWC4+X4

Entry Name: Higher Watchcombe Farmhouse

Listing Date: 19 October 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1098512

English Heritage Legacy ID: 87926

ID on this website: 101098512

Location: East Devon, EX13

County: Devon

District: East Devon

Civil Parish: Colyton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Colyton St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Farmhouse

Description


SY 29 NW COLYTON WATCHCOMBE 9/241 Higher Watchcombe Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. Circa C16. Stone rubble and cob. Tiled roof with gabled ends and heightened eaves. Two storeys. Long widely spaced three window range. C19 three, four and six light casements with glazing bars. Plank door centre left and stone rubble single storey lean-to on front to right. Two brick ridge stacks. Interior timber plank screen to cross passage. Heavy stop chamfered ceiling beams and fireplace with stopped and chamfered bressummer. Doorway in attic with ogee cambered head. Jointed cruck trusses. The house originally extended one bay to left (south west) into hillside where there is a dilapidated rubble fireplace in the bank with badly damaged moulded stone chimneypiece.

Listing NGR: SY2290397557

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