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EXETER PINN LANE SX 99 SE Monkerton 25/10014 L-plan range of cob farmbuildings to west of Monkerton Farmhouse GV II L plan range of farm buildings still in agricultural use. These are difficult to date but the southern range is probably late C18 or C19 although the walling might be earlier. The walling could be contemporaneous with the late C17 phase of Monkerton Farmhouse. Red cob, partly rough cast with evidence of at least two phases of cob in the S range. Corrugated iron roofs over combed wheat reed thatch. PLAN AND EVOLUTION The 6-bay S range appears to have been truncated at its W end, although if this is so, it occured before 1888, the survey for the first edition OS map. It has no evidence of the early doorways there is a man door in the S side at the E end in a section of brickwork and evidence of a former, perhaps a threshing door on the N side at the W end. At present it has a w end opening. It adjoins the W range which abuts the N side at its W end The w range is also 6 bays and has a loft across all but the two south end bays. It has a large doorway in one of the unfloored bays opposed to a smaller door on the E side and there is one large doorway to the centre of the same elevation. There is an internal weatherboarded gable at the juntion of the two buildings. The S range was used for general storage in living memory and the W range is known to have contained a threshing machine within living memory. This use may have predated the loft floor which gives limited height, but a threshing machine may have been fitted into the two bays that are open to the roof. THE S RANGE EXTERIOR The S side of the S range has a section of brick at the left (W) end with a timber doorframe and door. There are 2 windows the N side is blind. INTERIOR Internally a straight joint shows a section of blocking on the N side towards the E end with deep stone rubble footings, somewhat obscured by a raise of cob, probably contemporary with the blocking which has raised the height of the walls. Ther is also a section of brick on the N wall. There are 5 tie-beam trusses with A frames. The principals are halved at the apex and appear to be sawn. 2 tiers of purlins; slender ridge held in X apex of each truss. The E end wall does not appear to be tied to the side walls. THE W RANGE EXTERIOR This is taller than the S range and the cob is not rough cast on the N end wall. Facing E into the yard there are two doorways. One with an overlight with vertical glazing bars matches those in the c.1911 buildings of the adjacent planned farmyard. There are paired doors to S of centre in the W side, which also contain two windows. The first edition OS map shows a structure with a rounded end ajoining the building on its W side. This may have been a horse and engine house. This has been altered by the date of the second edition OS map and no longer exists. INTERIOR The trusses flanking the large doorway are jointed crucks of a C16 or C17 character but the feet have been cut off and the tusses rise from the walltops with no evidence of chases in the walls to take the original truss posts. This suggests that the walling is later and the trusses reused. The other trusses are A frames, the principals on timber pads with halved collars, some pegged and some nailed. On the W side a small section of wall plate is associated with one of the jointed cruck trussses and extends to its N. The loft is made of sawn timber with ladder access. Group value with Monkerton Farmhouse.

Listing NGR: SX9643493827

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