Description

MODBURY - SX 65 SE 2/50 Spriddlescombe Manor Farmhouse with attached granary

- II

Farmhouse. Probably C17, but much modified C18 and C19. Rendered rubble, some at back exposed, low-pitched slate roof, but asbestos-cement slate to granary end. Long, narrow range, perhaps originally with cross-passage, but passage now faces stair, continuous outshut to back, part 2-storey and part 1-storey; at the higher end, to the left, a granary above a part sunk cellar or store. Two storeys, 1+4 windows; to the granary a small 2-light casement, blocked, above 2-light, then 12-pane sashes in flush boxes. In third bay a 6-panel fielded door set deep in panelled reveals under C20 flat hood on slender iron columns. ridge stack, left, at junction with granary, off-ridge at hipped end, right, and central to outshuts at eaves. Right return has 2 windows painted in, but frames remain. Back has arched light to stair. Interior has panelled shutters, C19 doors, Victorian fireplaces, Victorian staircase. Granary, with storage bins, approached by 7 stone steps to plank door in half-hipped end, above a large open cellar with possibly C17 beams.

Listing NGR: SX6799853552

External Links

• Wikidata Q26401904

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)