History in Structure

Higher Venton Farmhouse Including the Garden Wall in Front of the House

A Grade II Listed Building in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.5703 / 50°34'13"N

Longitude: -3.8066 / 3°48'23"W

OS Eastings: 272162

OS Northings: 76069

OS Grid: SX721760

Mapcode National: GBR QD.CKTQ

Mapcode Global: FRA 27XK.GTD

Plus Code: 9C2RH5CV+49

Entry Name: Higher Venton Farmhouse Including the Garden Wall in Front of the House

Listing Date: 23 August 1955

Last Amended: 3 November 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1259978

English Heritage Legacy ID: 441964

ID on this website: 101259978

Location: Venton, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ13

County: Devon

District: Teignbridge

Civil Parish: Widecombe in the Moor

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Widecombe-in-the-Moor St Pancras

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Farmhouse Thatched farmhouse

Find accommodation in
Widecombe in the Moor

Description


WIDECOMBE-IN- VENTON
SX 77 NW THE-MOOR
2/256 Higher Venton Farmhouse
23.8.55 including the garden wall in
front of the house (formerly listed
GV as Venton)
II
Farmhouse, formerly a long house. C16 or earlier; porch added 1739, north-west
wing in 1904. Granite rubble; front wall covered with roughcast. Thatched roof,
hipped on left; entrance-porch tiled, lean-to in front of former shippon covered
with corrugated iron. Old rendered ohimneystackon ridge behind entrance-porch and
another towards right-hand end. Later granite stack on right gable. Plan has 3
domestic rooms to right of through-passage, the right-hand 2 and the 1904 wing now
in separate occupation. Former shippon to left of passage has been converted to a
kitchen since at least 1948; the far end is still occupied by calves. Entrance-
porch has dairy built into right-hand side. 2 storeys; lean-to single-storeyed.
House-part is 4 windows wide. C19 casements with glazing-bars, except for right-
hand ground-storey window which is late C16 or C17; it is of 3 lights with hollow-
moulded granite mullions. Immediately to the left of it is a chamfered granite
doorway with an almost rounded arch. Above doorway is a metal sundial. Entrance-
porch has doorway to left with a rounded granite head made from a single piece of
stone; on it is carved the date 1739 and 2 illegible initials. Inside the porch to
right is a stone seat; to left is a round archway leading into the lean-to, this
being flanked by 2 more stone seats. Doorway to house has chamfered, straight-
headed wood frame; C16 or C17 plank door with moulded ribs and wrought-iron strap-
hinges. Shippon has a ventilation slit, now covered by the lean-to, and another one
in the rear wall. Gable-wall of shippon has a flight of granite steps leading to
the loft door; drain outlet runs under it. There seems to be a blocked ventilation
slit to left of the steps. The garden wall in front of the house is of massive,
mostly unmortared granite boulders.
Interior: Former hall has fireplace, probably of C16, backing on to passage;
chamfered granite jambs and lintel. Chamfered upper-floor beam with unusual,
deeply-cut step-stop. Upper floor and right-hand end of house not inspected, but
pre-1904 part of the latter is reported by the owner to have 2 stone staircases.
Roof over shippon end has plain principal rafters with collars pegged to their
faces. No common rafters.
Source: information from the present owner, who says the 1904 wing was built by his
predecessor.


Listing NGR: SX7216276069

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.