Description

SX 38 NE LIFTON

2/131 Yeat Farmhouse
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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

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399529

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments