Description

LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH

SS64NE CROSCOMBE BARTON
858-1/1/1 Farm buildings at Croscombe Barton
25/11/93 (that part in Lynton and Lynmouth
CP)
(Formerly Listed as:
LYNTON
Farm buildings in Croscombe Barton
(that part in Lynton CP))

GV II

A large regular group of farm buildings with attached
farmhouse. C18, remodelled and extended in mid C19. Rubble
with some brick dressings, slate roofs.
PLAN: a complex group arranged around 2 courtyards, with 2
further low-level yards at the outer (SW) end; the buildings
divide across the water course, here impounded and piped to
the water-wheel. To the N and W of this waterway the buildings
are in Martinhoe CP and to the S and E in Lynton and Lynmouth
CP. Only those wholly or partly in Lynton and Lynmouth parish
are here described, and are principally of the C19, on 2
floors, except for one earlier wing near the farmhouse (qv)
and all are plain gabled.
The main Z-plan range including a bank barn at the SE edge,
adjoining the public right of way, has a short wing on the
inner side, enclosing a small square yard, with a
single-storey range on its outer side. The high cross range
has a throughway giving to a further yard enclosed by a
boundary wall at high level, and having 2 sides under a pent
roof. Under and to the right of the throughway is the
water-wheel.
EXTERIOR: the bank barn has a long plain outer wall, with a
central plank door at the upper level, on a landing to 5 stone
steps; beyond this is the end gable of the cross range, in the
same plane, and with a wide segmental-headed opening to a pair
of panelled doors. The gable facing the farmhouse has a
3-light small-pane cast-iron casement to segmental head at the
first floor, and the return face has 3 wide openings to
segmental heads and on broad flush piers, with plain walling
above. A short gabled arm returns, to enclose the yard, with a
similar 3-light cast-iron window above one wide open
segmental-headed arch. The return gable has a plank door to a
landing on 12 stone steps, the return to the courtyard is
plain, but the continuing wall to the main barn range has 4
arches and piers under a central pair of plank loading doors
to a segmental head, flanked by small 2-light openings with
shutters.
The high transverse range has a small door low left, and an
open throughway to the right, under a full-width pair of plank
doors rising to the eaves. The far side is mainly plain, with
one high and 2 low openings. On this side is a large enclosed
yard, with a rubble wall at the upper level, and with a series
of slender cast-iron columns carrying a former pent roof on 2
sides; some of the original clay Roman tiles are still
in-situ.
The high barn on the NW side of this yard is on the main
central 'spine', and is plain on this side. Under the
throughway is an opening to the large cast-iron overshot
waterwheel, of approx 4m diameter and 1.4m width; a few wooden
blades remain, and a maker in Barnstaple is identified.
Flanking the small outer yard is a single-storey range, with
one door, and a plain end gable with stepped coping. This
spine range is half in each of the parishes, and the lower
block is probably of C18 date, forming part of an earlier
layout before the addition of the substantial barns described.
INTERIORS: all floor boards have been removed, but the joists
remain. A 0.3m diameter cast-iron pipe runs under the floor of
the 'spine' barn, discharging over the wheel. Roofs are C19
with collar rafters. The lower level of the bank barn has some
remains of cow stalling and troughs, with floor drainage.
A remarkable planned group of mid C19 farmbuildings, added to
the earlier group continuing to the NW, in Martinhoe CP.

Listing NGR: SS6832347892

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26501610

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