Description

SX 38 NE LIFTON

2/131 Yeat Farmhouse - II

Farmhouse. C17 with later alterations. Rendered stone and cob. Asbestos slate roofs gabled at right end, hipped at left end, formerly thatched. 3 stacks on ridge with brick shafts: stone stack at left gable end, rendered stack at left end of higher end, stone stack at centre of higher end. 2 builds, cob at the lower end, stone at the higher end. Probably originally 3 room and through or cross passage plan with circa C19 rear addition. Internal alterations have obscured the original plan, gabled front wing to higher end. The lower end has a lower roofline. 2 storeys. 1 + 3 window front. Present entrance into lean-to adjoining front at right. 2 entrances into lower end, 1 on front at left, a second on front at right possibly the passage doorway. Ground floor window in front projection is a pair of 6-pane sashes. Ground floor window right is a 3-light granite C17 mullioned window with casements with glazing bars. First floor window in lower end is a C19 16-pane sash. 2 8-pane C19 or C20 sashes and 1 C20 casement to first floor of higher end. Interior Fireplaces partly blocked and ceiling of middle room boarded over, possibly concealing earlier features. Roofspace not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX3799985903

External Links

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