Description

SX 79 SW DREWSTEIGNTON

5/24 Bowden Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. C17, mostly rebuilt after a fire circa 1880. The older part is
plastered cob on stone rubble footings, the C19 build is plastered stone rubble with
brick dressings; stone rubble stacks topped with C19 brick; thatch roof.
Plan: T-shaped building. The main block faces south. It is entirely C19. It has
a 3-room plan with 2 axial stacks and the entrance hall with the main stair is
between the centre and left rooms. 1-room plan rear wing projecting at right angles
left of centre. This is all that remains of the C17 farmhouse. It has a gable-end
stack. 2 storeys.
Exterior. Regular but not symmetrical 5-window front of C20 casements without
glazing bars. Front doorway is left of centre and contains a C19 4-panel door
behind a gabled and slate-roofed porch. Roof is hipped each end.
Interior not inspected but is said to include a good deal of C19 joinery and other
detail. A C17 soffit-chamfered axial beam was seen in the rear block.
This farmhouse is attractively sited in a valley overlooked by Castle Drogo (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SX7199290718

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399983

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair